сила

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сила (sila), from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

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си́ла • (síla) f

1. strength, force, forcefulness
2. power, might

   Synonym: мощ (mošt)

3. intensity, vehemence
4. energy, vigour, stamina

   Synonym: енергия (energija)

5. force, violence

   Synonym: насилие (nasilie)

6. (law) effect, force, validity
7. (military) forces, powers, troops (only in the plural)

• си́лен (sílen)

• лиса (lisa)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. Cognate to Lithuanian siela (“soul, spirit”).

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сила • (sila) f (relational adjective силен)

1. force
2. strength

• суперси́ла (supersíla, “a superpower, an ability”)

• си́лен (sílen)

From Proto-Slavic *sila (“strength, force”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

сила • (sila) f

1. power, force
2. virtue, strength
3. miracle

Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn си́ла (sýla), from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. A native inherited form would have yielded *шила (*šila).

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• Rhymes: -ila
• Hyphenation: си‧ла

сила (sila) f (related adjective силни)

1. strength
2. power

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “сила”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “strength”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 306

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. Cognates include Lithuanian si̇́ela.

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си́ла • (síla) f inan (genitive си́лы, nominative plural си́лы, genitive plural сил, relational adjective силово́й, augmentative си́лища)

1. strength

   в си́лу ― v sílu ― because of

   и́зо всех сил ― ízo vsex sil ― with all one's might

   не в си́лах ― ne v sílax ― unable

   не по си́лам ― ne po sílam ― beyond one’s strength

   свои́ми си́лами ― svoími sílami ― by oneself

   сил нет ― sil net ― awfully; to be dying for; to be crazy about

2. force
3. power, might

   лошади́ная си́ла ― lošadínaja síla ― horsepower

4. vigor
5. intensity
6. efficacy
7. energy
8. volume

• наси́ловать (nasílovatʹ)
• оси́лить (osílitʹ)
• переси́лить (peresílitʹ)
• суперси́ла (supersíla)

• сила́ч (siláč)
• -си́лить (-sílitʹ)
• си́литься (sílitʹsja)
• си́льный (sílʹnyj), силово́й (silovój)

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сила́ • (silá) n inan

1. genitive singular of сило́ (siló)

си́ла • (síla) n inan pl

1. nominative/accusative plural of сило́ (siló)

• лиса́ (lisá)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

• IPA^(key): /sîla/
• Hyphenation: си‧ла

си̏ла f (Latin spelling sȉla)

1. force
2. strength
3. power
4. violence

• си̑лан
• сило̀вит

• “сила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

From Middle Ukrainian сила (syla), from Old East Slavic сила (sila), from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

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си́ла • (sýla) f inan (genitive си́ли, nominative plural си́ли, genitive plural сил)

1. force
2. strength, vigour

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сила”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “сила”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• ли́са (lýsa)