# сила
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsiɫɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### 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)

#### Related terms

* си́лен (sílen)

### Anagrams

* лиса (lisa)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsiɫa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

сила • (sila) f (relational adjective силен)
* force
* strength

#### Derived terms

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

#### Related terms

* си́лен (sílen)

## Old Church Slavonic
### Etymology

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

### Noun

сила • (sila) f
* power, force
* virtue, strength
* miracle

#### Descendants

* Bulgarian: сила (sila)
* Czech: síla
* Polish: siła
* Russian: си́ла (síla)
* Serbo-Croatian: sila
* Slovak: sila
* Slovene: sila

## Russian
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsʲiɫə]
* Audio:(file)

#### 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

##### Derived terms

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

##### Related terms

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

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* сила́: IPA: [sʲɪˈɫa]
* си́ла: IPA: [ˈsʲiɫə]

#### Noun

сила́ • (silá) n inan
* genitive singular of сило́ (siló)

#### Noun

си́ла • (síla) n inan pl
* nominative/accusative plural of сило́ (siló)

### Anagrams

* лиса́ (lisá)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sîla/
* Hyphenation: си‧ла

### Noun

си̏ла f (Latin spelling sȉla)
* force
* strength
* power
* violence

#### Derived terms

* си̑лан
* сило̀вит

### References

* “сила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɪɫɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

си́ла • (sýla) f inan (genitive си́ли, nominative plural си́ли, genitive plural сил)
* force
* strength, vigour

#### Derived terms

* збро́йні си́ли f pl (zbrójni sýly, “armed forces”)
* зуси́лля n (zusýllja, “effort”)
* суперси́ла f (supersýla, “superpower, ability”)
* щоси́ли (ščosýly, “with all one's might”)

### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сила”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “сила”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

### Anagrams

* ли́са (lýsa)