vis

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (declension-3) force, power, strength, vigor, faculty, potency
2. (declension-3, in-plural) strength, might (physical)
3. (declension-3) violence, assault
4. (declension-3, figuratively) meaning, significance, nature, essence and value of a word
5. (declension-3, figuratively) assault, affront
6. (declension-3, figuratively) quantity, flood
7. (New-Latin, declension-3) energy, force

Verb

second-person singular present active indicative of volō

Sinonieme

potentia

fortitudo

ops

salus

cervix

ortus

vita

caput

essentia

natura

Vertalings

force

forza

force

força

Kraft

kracht

strength

δύναμη

força

fuerza

kuvvet

fòrça

Stärke

Gewalt

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈwiːs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *wīs, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s (“force, vehemence”), from *weyh₁- (“to rush”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “strength”), Sanskrit वयस् (vayas, “enjoyment, vigor, youth, age”). See also via, invītus, invītō, Ancient Greek οἶμος (oîmos).