fuerza

• fuercia

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *fortia, re-analyzed as a feminine singular from the neuter plural of Latin fortis.

fuerza f (plural fuerces)

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

• fuerte

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈfwerθa/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈfwersa/
• Hyphenation: fuer‧za

From Old Spanish fuerza, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *fortia, re-analyzed as a feminine singular from the neuter plural of Latin fortis. Compare Portuguese and Catalan força, Italian forza, French force.

fuerza f (plural fuerzas)

1. force

   fuerzas armadas ― armed forces

2. (physics) force

• forzar
• forzoso
• fuerte

• → Tagalog: puwersa

See the etymology of the main entry.

fuerza

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of forzar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of forzar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of forzar.

• “fuerza” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.