fortov

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish forta, fortæ (“space around a horse”), the same word as forte. A compound of for- and Old Norse tá n (“path”), from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą. Cf. Finnish tanhua (“stockyard”), which was borrowed from Proto-Norse or Proto-Germanic. The noun itself is derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“tough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒːˌtˢɒw], [ˈfɒːˌtˢɔw]

Noun

fortov n (singular definite fortovet, plural indefinite fortove)

1. pavement (UK), sidewalk (US)

Declension

Declension of fortov

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fortov	fortovet	fortove	fortovene
genitive	fortovs	fortovets	fortoves	fortovenes

Further reading

• “fortov” in Den Danske Ordbog