forsa

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

forsa f

1. force

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸor͈sa]

for (“on”) +‎ -a (relative pronoun)

forsa·

1. on whom, on which

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

forsa (triggers eclipsis)

1. on the n sg

• forssa, forza

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

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

1. force (physical effort)

• Occitan: fòrça

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

From Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia.

forsa

1. force, power

Borrowed from French force.

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• Rhymes: -ɔrsa
• Syllabification: for‧sa

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)
5. (Kielce) synonym of przykład

   Dziecko ma do złego forsę z ojca. ― The child has a bad example of his father.

• forsa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• forsa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “forsa”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 107
• Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “forsa”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 246

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

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)

• flöda
• strömma

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