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fórsa

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See also: forsa, forsą, forša, and foršā

Irish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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/domhantarraingtheforce of gravity
  3. (in the plural, military) forces
    fórsaí an namhadthe enemy forces
    fórsaí farraigenaval forces, marine forces

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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.

Further reading

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