vis

(Anglais)

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈwiːs]

Étymologie (Anglais)

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).

Concepts

force

puissance

existence

forces

Synonymes

potentia

fortitudo

ops

salus

cervix

ortus

vita

caput

essentia

natura