Meaning
fortress
- fortitude, strength of mind
In a sentence
Abbiamo visitato una fortezza sul mare ieri.
We visited a fortress by the sea yesterday.
Hai visto la fortezza in cima al colle?
Did you see the fortress at the top of the hill?
Abbiamo visitato l'antica fortezza sulla collina.
We visited the ancient fortress on the hill.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fortezza | feminine · singular |
| fortezze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use fortezza for a large fortified structure; castello is a castle, often also a residence or historic building.
- In modern Italian, fortezza almost always means the military building; the sail-making sense is technical and rare.
- Common in history, architecture, and tourism contexts; less common in everyday speech than castello or fortino.