AsturianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

fuerza f (plural fuerces)

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

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SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Spanish fuerça, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (strong). Compare Portuguese força.

NounEdit

fuerza f (plural fuerzas)

  1. force
    fuerzas armadasarmed forces
  2. strength
  3. (physics) force
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DescendantsEdit
  • Tagalog: puwersa

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

fuerza

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

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