confort

French

Etymology

From Old French conforter, from Late Latin cōnfortāre (“strengthen greatly”), itself from Latin con- (“together”) + fortis (“strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.fɔʁ/

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Noun

confort m (plural conforts)

1. comfort

Derived terms

• zone de confort

Related terms

• conforter
• confortable
• confortablement

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: قونفور (konfor)
  • Turkish: konfor

Further reading

• “confort”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French confort.

Noun

confort n (uncountable)

1. cosiness

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	confort	confortul
genitive-dative	confort	confortului
vocative	confortule

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈfoɾt/ [kõɱˈfoɾt̪]
• Rhymes: -oɾt
• Syllabification: con‧fort

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French confort

Noun

confort m (plural conforts)

1. comfort, ease

   Synonyms: confortabilidad, comodidad

Derived terms

• zona de confort

Related terms

• confortable
• confortar

Etymology 2

Genericized trademark.

Noun

confort m (plural conforts)

1. (colloquial, Chile) toilet paper

   Synonym: papel higiénico

Further reading

• “confort”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024