fuercia

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • fuerza
  • forcia
  • ḥorcia (Cabrales, Oseya de Sayambre)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese forçia from Late Latin fortia, from Latin fortis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfweɾθja/ [ˈfweɾ.θja]
  • Rhymes: -eɾθja
  • Syllabification: fuer‧cia
    • (Mining Basins, Eastern Asturias) IPA(key): [ˈhweɾθja]
      • (Cabrales) IPA(key): [ˈhwøɾθja]
    • (Northwestern Asturias) IPA(key): [ˈfwoɾθja]
    • (Cunqueiru) IPA(key): [ˈfwøɾθja]

Noun

fuercia f (plural fuercies)

  1. strength
    tener fuercia
    be strong
  2. force

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “fuercia”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “fuercia”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
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