fórsa

See also: forsa, forsą, forša, and foršā

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English force, fors, forse, from Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfˠoːɾˠsˠə/

Noun

fórsa m (genitive singular fórsa, nominative plural fórsaí)

  1. force (most senses)
  2. (physics) force (physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body)
    fórsa imtharraingthe/domhantarraingthe ― force of gravity
  3. (in the plural, military) forces
    fórsaí an namhad ― the enemy forces
    fórsaí farraige ― naval forces, marine forces

Declension

Declension of fórsa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fórsa fórsaí
vocative a fhórsa a fhórsaí
genitive fórsa fórsaí
dative fórsa fórsaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fórsa na fórsaí
genitive an fhórsa na bhfórsaí
dative leis an bhfórsa
don fhórsa 		leis na fórsaí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fórsa
radical lenition eclipsis
fórsa fhórsa bhfórsa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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