foice

Portuguese
foice

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fouce, from Latin falx, falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare Galician fouce, Spanish hoz.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfoj.sɨ/
  • Homophone: foi-se
  • Hyphenation: foi‧ce

Noun

foice f (plural foices)

  1. scythe
  2. sickle

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French force, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *fortia, from Latin fortis.

Noun

foice f (plural foices)

  1. strength
  2. force
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