← Back to search

Meaning of pre-fortis | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Immediately preceding a fortis consonant.

not-comparable

Examples

“This pre-fortis shortening is most obvious in stressed monosyllables (i.e. single-syllable words) and is termed pre-fortis clipping. […] Listen to these sets of English words. Notice how pre-fortis clipping shortens the vowels.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pre-Furman pre-game pre-graduate Pre-Greek pre-hexameral pre-hook