síla

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sila"

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech síla, from Proto-Slavic *sila.

Pronunciation

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Noun

síla f (relational adjective silný)

  1. strength
    ze všech sil ― with all his might
    Budu běžet ze všech sil. ― I will run like my life depends on it.
    Křičel ze všech sil. ― He shouted with all his might.
  2. force
  3. (mechanics) force
  4. power

Declension

Declension of síla (hard feminine quant-alt)
singular plural
nominative síla síly
genitive síly sil
dative síle silám, sílám
accusative sílu síly
vocative sílo síly
locative síle silách, sílách
instrumental silou, sílou silami, sílami

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “síla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “síla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “síla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Eastern Maninkakan

Alternative scripts

Noun

síla

  1. road, way, street

Lingala

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Bantu *cíd.

Verb

-síla (infinitive kosíla)

  1. to end, finish
    liboso ete sanza ya Aprili esila
    before the month of April ends

Derived terms

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsiːɫa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsiːla/

Noun

síla f

  1. strength, force, power

Declension

Declension of síla (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative síla síle síly
genitive síly sílú síl
dative síle sílama sílám
accusative sílu síle síly
vocative sílo síle síly
locative síle sílú sílách
instrumental sílú sílama sílami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: síla

References

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit सीव्यति (sīvyati, “sews”).

Pronunciation

Verb

síla (transitive, Perso-Arabic spelling سِلہ)

  1. to sew

Inflection

T (Prs): siláanu, (Pfv): síitu, (Cv): silí, (Imp): sil

Alternative forms

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “síla”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “síla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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