forza
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese força (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɾθa
- Rhymes: -ɔɾsa
- Hyphenation: for‧za
Noun
forza f (plural forzas)
Derived terms
- por forza
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “força”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “força”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “forza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “forza”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
forza
- inflection of forzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔr.t͡sa/[1]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrtsa
- Hyphenation: fòr‧za
Etymology 1
From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).
Noun
forza f (plural forze)
- force
- strength
- con tutte le forze ― with every fiber of one's being (literally, “with all the strengths”)
Descendants
Interjection
forza
- cheer up!
- come on!
- hurry up!
- get a move on, get moving!
- Synonym: sbrigati
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
forza
- inflection of forzare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
References
- ^ forza in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- forza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Ladin
Etymology
From Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Possibly borrowed via Italian forza.
Noun
forza f (plural forzes)