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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
си́ла • (síla) f
- strength, force, forcefulness
- power, might
- Synonym: мощ (mošt)
- intensity, vehemence
- energy, vigour, stamina
- Synonym: енергия (energija)
- force, violence
- Synonym: насилие (nasilie)
- (law) effect, force, validity
- (military) forces, powers, troops (only in the plural)
Declension
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Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. Cognate to Lithuanian siela (“soul, spirit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
сила • (sila) f (relational adjective силен)
- force
- strength
Declension
Derived terms
- суперси́ла (supersíla, “a superpower, an ability”)
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sila (“strength, force”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.
Noun
сила • (sila) f
- power, force
- virtue, strength
- miracle
Declension
Declension of сила (hard a-stem)
Descendants
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. Cognates include Lithuanian síela.
Pronunciation
Noun
си́ла • (síla) f inan (genitive си́лы, nominative plural си́лы, genitive plural сил, relational adjective силово́й, augmentative си́лища)
- 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
- force
- power, might
- лошади́ная си́ла ― lošadínaja síla ― horsepower
- vigor
- intensity
- efficacy
- energy
- volume
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
сила́ • (silá) n inan
- genitive singular of сило́ (siló)
Noun
си́ла • (síla) n inan pl
- nominative/accusative plural of сило́ (siló)
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sîla/
- Hyphenation: си‧ла
Noun
си̏ла f (Latin spelling sȉla)
- force
- strength
- power
- violence
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “сила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ukrainian сила (sila), from Old East Slavic сила (sila), from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
си́ла • (sýla) f inan (genitive си́ли, nominative plural си́ли, genitive plural сил)
- force
- strength, vigour
Declension
Declension of си́ла (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References
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