Etymology

dagesh forte

Today it means: A form of dagesh which originally indicated gemination of its consonant sound. Full definition →

Latin forte
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  1. Latin · derived fromforte“strong”
  2. English todaydagesh forte

From dagesh + Latin forte (“strong”).

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