сила

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilə/

Noun

сила • (síla) f

1. strength, force, forcefulness
2. power, might
3. intensity, vehemence
4. energy, vigour, stamina
5. force, violence
6. (law) effect, force, validity
7. (military) forces, powers, troops (only in the plural)

Inflection

Inflection of сила

	singular	plural
indefinite	сила	сили
definite	силата	силите
vocative form	сило	сили

Synonyms

• (power): мощ (mošt)
• (energy): енергия (energija)
• (violence): насилие (nasilie)

Related terms

• си́лен (sílen)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sila. Cognate to Lithuanian siela (“soul, spirit”).

Noun

сила • (sila) f

1. force
2. strength

Inflection

Declension of сила

	singular	plural
indefinite	сила	сили
definite unspecified	силата	силите
definite proximal	силава	силиве
definite distal	силана	силине
vocative	сило	сили

Related terms

• си́лен (sílen)

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

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

Noun

сила • (sila) f

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

Descendants

• Bulgarian: сила (sila)
• Czech: síla
• Polish: siła
• Russian: си́ла (síla)

• Serbo-Croatian: sila
• Slovak: sila
• Slovene: sila

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Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *sila. Cognates include Lithuanian síela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲilə]

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Noun

си́ла • (síla) f inan (genitive си́лы, nominative plural си́лы, genitive plural сил)

1. strength

   в си́лу ― v sílu ― by virtue

   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

Declension

Declension of си́ла (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	си́ла síla	си́лы síly
genitive	си́лы síly	си́л síl
dative	си́ле síle	си́лам sílam
accusative	си́лу sílu	си́лы síly
instrumental	си́лой, си́лою síloj, síloju	си́лами sílami
prepositional	си́ле síle	си́лах sílax

Derived terms

• наси́ловать (nasílovatʹ)

Related terms

• сила́ч (siláč)
• си́литься (sílitʹsja)
• силово́й (silovój)
• си́льный (sílʹnyj)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• сила́: IPA^(key): [sʲɪˈla]
• си́ла: IPA^(key): [ˈsʲilə]

Noun

сила́ • (silá) n inan

1. genitive singular of сило́ (siló)

Noun

си́ла • (síla) n inan pl

1. nominative plural of сило́ (siló)
2. accusative plural of сило́ (siló)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sila.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

си̏ла f (Latin spelling sȉla)

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

Declension

Declension of сила

	singular	plural
nominative	си̏ла	силе
genitive	силе	си̑ла̄
dative	сили	силама
accusative	силу	силе
vocative	сило	силе
locative	сили	силама
instrumental	силом	силама

Derived terms

• си̑лан
• сило̀вит

References

• “сила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2019

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sila.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

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

1. force
2. strength

Declension

Declension of си́ла

	singular	plural
nominative	си́ла sýla	си́ли sýly
genitive	си́ли sýly	сил syl
dative	си́лі sýli	си́лам sýlam
accusative	си́лу sýlu	си́ли sýly
instrumental	си́лою sýloju	си́лами sýlamy
locative	си́лі sýli	си́лах sýlax
vocative	си́ло sýlo	си́ли sýly

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сила”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka