# força
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɔr.sə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈfɔɾ.sa]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”). Compare Occitan fòrça.

#### Noun

força f (plural forces)
* force

##### Derived terms

* a força de
* a la força
* fer força
* força centrífuga
* força major
* forçar
* forçut
* per força

##### Related terms

* forçós
* fort

#### Adverb

força
* much, a lot of, very, quite
    Synonym: bastant
    Aquesta feina és força divertida. ― The job is a lot of fun.
    Ell arribarà força aviat. ― He'll be here very soon.

#### Adjective

força (invariable)
* many, a lot
    Hi havia força amics. ― There were many friends.

##### Usage notes

* Colloquially also treated as declinable:
* Hi havia *forces amics. ― There were many friends.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

força
* inflection of forçar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “força” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “força”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “força” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “força” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔʁ.sa/
* Homophones: forças, forçât

### Verb

força
* third-person singular past historic of forcer

## Galician
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

força f (plural forças, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of forza

##### Related terms

* forçar

#### References

* “força” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

força
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of forçar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Lombard
### Etymology

From Late Latin fortia, from the neuter plural of Latin fortis.

### Pronunciation

* (Old Lombard) IPA: [ˈfoɾ.t͡sa]

### Noun

força f
* (Old Lombard) force, strength
** c. 1270, Pietro de Barsegapé, Sermon divin:Dà a mi força e ualorFrom my strength and worth

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Compare Galician forza, Spanish fuerza.

#### Alternative forms

* fôrça (pre-reform spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfoh.sɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfoh.sɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈfoʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfoχ.sɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfoɻ.sa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfoɾ.sɐ/
* Rhymes: -oʁsɐ, -oɾsɐ
* Hyphenation: for‧ça

#### Noun

força f (plural forças)
* force; strength
    Antonym: fraqueza
** 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 100:Hermione beliscou o braço do amigo com força.Hermione pinched her friend's arm with force.
* ability to exert influence on others; authority; power
    Synonyms: poder, poderio
* (physics) force
* (colloquial) electricity
    Synonyms: eletricidade, energia, luz
* series of means used to force someone to do something; violence
* strong capacity for action of something; intensity
* muscular energy; robustness
* spiritual, mental or psychological energy; courage
* cause; reason
* force (a group that aims to attack, control or restrain)
    força policial ― police force
* (informal) hernia

##### Related terms

* com força total
* força bruta
* força de expressão
* força maior
* força-tarefa
* forçar
* forçoso
* forte
* fortificação
* fortificado

#### Interjection

força
* Used to wish someone the strength to persevere through whatever hardship they are experiencing, or to encourage someone to do something.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfɔh.sɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfɔh.sɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈfɔɾ.sɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈfɔʁ.sɐ/ [ˈfɔχ.sɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfɔɻ.sa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfɔɾ.sɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɔʁsɐ, -ɔɾsɐ
* Hyphenation: for‧ça

#### Verb

força
* inflection of forçar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative