força

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾ.sə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔr.sə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾ.sa/

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

força f (plural forces)

1. force

• forçar

• forçós
• fort

força

1. much, a lot of, very, quite

   Synonym: bastant

   Aquesta feina és força divertida. ― The job is a lot of fun.

   Ell arribarà força aviat. ― He'll be here very soon.

força (inv)

1. many, a lot

   Hi havia força amics. ― There were many friends.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

força

1. third-person singular present indicative form of forçar
2. second-person singular imperative form of forçar

• “força” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “força”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “força” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “força” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.sa/
• Homophones: forças, forçât

força

1. third-person singular past historic of forcer

força f (plural forças)

1. reintegrationist spelling of forza

• forçar

• “força” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

From Old Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”)., ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare Galician forza, Spanish fuerza.

• fôrça (superseded)

• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈfoɻ.sɐ/, /ˈfoɻ.sa/
• Hyphenation: for‧ça

força f (plural forças)

1. force; strength
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 100:

     Hermione beliscou o braço do amigo com força.

     Hermione pinched her friend's arm with force.

   Antonym: fraqueza

2. power

   Synonyms: poder, poderio

força!

1. Expression used to wish someone the strength to persevere whatever hardship they are experiencing.

• Hyphenation: for‧ça

força

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