contrafort

Catalan

Etymology

From contra +‎ fort. Calque of French contrefort.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌkɔn.tɾəˈfɔrt]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˌkon.tɾaˈfɔɾt]
Rhymes: -ɔɾt

Noun

contrafort m (plural contraforts)

buttress, counterfort
(geomorphology) spur
counter, heelcap (of footwear)

Further reading

“contrafort” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French contrefort.

Noun

contrafort n (plural contraforturi)

buttress

Declension

Declension of contrafort

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) contrafort	contrafortul	(niște) contraforturi	contraforturile
genitive/dative	(unui) contrafort	contrafortului	(unor) contraforturi	contraforturilor
vocative	contrafortule		contraforturilor

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