fuerza

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Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *fortia, re-analyzed as a feminine singular from the neuter plural of Latin fortis.

Noun

fuerza f (plural fuerces)

  1. force (anything that is able to make a big change in person or thing)
  2. strength

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈfweɾθa/ [ˈfweɾ.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈfweɾsa/ [ˈfweɾ.sa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾθa
  • Rhymes: -eɾsa
  • Syllabification: fuer‧za

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish fuerça, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *fortia, re-analyzed as a feminine singular from the neuter plural of Latin fortis. Compare Portuguese força, Catalan força, Italian forza, French force.

Noun

fuerza f (plural fuerzas)

  1. force
    fuerzas armadasarmed forces
  2. strength
  3. (physics) force
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Tagalog: puwersa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fuerza

  1. inflection of forzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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