forsa

See also: forsą, forša, foršā, and fórsa

Istriot

Etymology

From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).

Noun

forsa f

1. force

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸor͈sa]

Etymology 1

for (“on”) +‎ -a (relative pronoun)

Pronoun

forsa·

1. on whom, on which

Etymology 2

Univerbation of for (“on”) +‎ a (“the”, neuter accusative singular)

Article

forsa (triggers eclipsis)

1. on the n sg

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• forssa, forza

Etymology

From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Compare Old French force.

Noun

forsa f (oblique plural forsas, nominative singular forsa, nominative plural forsas)

1. force (physical effort)

Descendants

• Occitan: fòrça

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “fŏrtia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, pages 726–729

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia.

Noun

forsa

1. force, power

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French force.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.sa/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.sa/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrsa
• Syllabification: for‧sa

Noun

forsa f

1. (colloquial or dialectal, Far Masovian) dough, money

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pieniądze

2. (obsolete) force, physical strength
3. (obsolete or dialectal, Far Masovian) effort, forceful action
4. (Far Masovian) crowd (large number of people)

Declension

Declension of forsa

	singular
nominative	forsa
genitive	forsy
dative	forsie
accusative	forsę
instrumental	forsą
locative	forsie
vocative	forso

Further reading

• forsa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• forsa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “forsa”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 107

Swedish

Etymology

fors (“rapid”) +‎ -a. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk fossa.

Verb

forsa (present forsar, preterite forsade, supine forsat, imperative forsa)

1. to flow violently and profusely (of water or other liquid); to rush, to gush, to pour

   Vattnet forsade nedför berget

   Water rushed down the mountain

   Blodet forsade ur såret

   Blood gushed out of the wound

   Regnet forsade ner

   The rain poured down

2. (figuratively, often with a particle like fram (“forth”)) to rush, to race (move quickly forward)
3. (figuratively) to gush, to pour out (of words or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of forsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	forsa		—
Supine	forsat		—
Imperative	forsa		—
Imper. plural1	forsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	forsar	forsade	—	—
Ind. plural1	forsa	forsade	—	—
Subjunctive2	forse	forsade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	forsande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• flöda
• strömma

References

• forsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• forsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• forsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)