vis

Meaning

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

Concepts

force

strength

vigour

potency

power

quantity

toughness

a force

a large number

agency

violence

being

might

Synonyms

potentia

fortitudo

ops

salus

cervix

ortus

vita

caput

essentia

natura

Translations

force

forza

força

kracht

Kraft

δύναμη

kuvvet

força

fuerza

fòrça

Stärke

macht

Gewalt

ισχύς

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwiːs]

Etymology

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).