energia
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.nərˈʒi.ə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.neɾˈd͡ʒi.a]
Rhymes: -ia
=== Noun ===
energia f (plural energies)
(physics) energy, the capacity to do work.
the capacity to move (said of a person or animal).
the capacity to cause an effect (said of a remedy).
==== Derived terms ====
energia cinètica
==== Related terms ====
energètic
enèrgic
=== Further reading ===
“energia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“energia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“energia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“energia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Esperanto ==
=== Etymology ===
From energio + -a.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enerˈɡia/
Rhymes: -ia
Syllabification: e‧ner‧gi‧a
=== Adjective ===
energia (accusative singular energian, plural energiaj, accusative plural energiajn)
energetic
=== Further reading ===
“energia”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
“energia”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
== Estonian ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eˈnerɡ̊iɑ̯/, [eˈnerɡ̊iɑ̯]
=== Noun ===
energia (genitive energia, partitive energiat)
energy
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
elektrienergia
=== Further reading ===
“energia”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
“energia”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
“energia”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
energia in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈenerɡiɑ/, [ˈe̞ne̞rˌɡiɑ̝]
Rhymes: -iɑ
Syllabification(key): e‧ner‧gi‧a
Hyphenation(key): ener‧gia
=== Noun ===
energia
(physics) energy (impetus behind activity; ability to do work)
Synonym: (archaic) tarmo
(figuratively) energy, vigour
Synonyms: tarmo, puhti, potku, eloisuus
(games) energy
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
energinen
=== Further reading ===
“energia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== Hungarian ==
=== Etymology ===
First attested in 1627. Borrowed from Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈɛnɛrɡijɒ]
Hyphenation: ener‧gia
Rhymes: -jɒ
=== Noun ===
energia (usually uncountable, plural energiák)
(physics) energy (the quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object)
(figuratively) energy (the capacity to do work)
Synonyms: akaraterő, tetterő, szívósság, erély, lendület
==== Declension ====
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=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
energia in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
energia in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Russian энергия (energija).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈenerɡiɑ/, [ˈe̞ne̞ˑrˌɡiɑˑ]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈenerɡiɑ/, [ˈe̞ne̞ˑrˌkiɑˑ]
Rhymes: -iɑ
Hyphenation: e‧ner‧gi‧a
=== Noun ===
energia
energy
==== Declension ====
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /e.nerˈd͡ʒi.a/
Rhymes: -ia
Hyphenation: e‧ner‧gì‧a
=== Noun ===
energia f (plural energie)
energy
Synonyms: forza, vigore
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
energia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
=== Anagrams ===
anergie, generai
== Ladin ==
=== Alternative forms ===
energìa
=== Noun ===
energia f (plural energies)
energy
==== Related terms ====
energich
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.nɛrˈɡiː.a]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.nerˈd͡ʒiː.a]
=== Noun ===
energīa f (genitive energīae); first declension
energy
efficiency
==== Declension ====
First-declension noun.
==== Descendants ====
=== References ===
“energia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
"energia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“energia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
energia in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[5], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
=== Anagrams ===
rēgīnae
== Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
energia f (plural energias)
energy
== Polish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
energija (Middle Polish)
energja (pre-reform orthography (1936))
=== Etymology ===
Internationalism; possibly borrowed from German Energie or French énergie, ultimately from Latin energīa. First attested in 1606. Compare Kashubian energiô and Silesian ynergijŏ.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɛˈnɛr.ɡja/
Rhymes: -ɛrɡja
Syllabification: e‧ner‧gia
=== Noun ===
energia f
energy (person's ability to do work)
(physics) energy (quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent)
(colloquial) energy (electrical current)
Synonyms: elektryczność, elektryka, prąd, światło
(Ancient Greece, philosophy) energy (form as opposed to matter as potency)
==== Declension ====
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=== Trivia ===
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), energia is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 79 times in scientific texts, 18 times in news, 10 times in essays, 5 times in fiction, and 2 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 114 times, making it the 533rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
energia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
energia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “energia”, in Słownik języka polskiego
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “energja”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “energja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 694
energia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin energīa (“energy”), from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, “action, act, work”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: e‧ner‧gi‧a
=== Noun ===
energia f (plural energias)
energy (impetus behind activity)
Synonyms: ardor, ímpeto, nervo, vigor, vitalidade
(physics) energy (ability to do work)
(informal) electricity
Synonyms: energia elétrica, eletricidade, luz
==== Derived terms ====
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=== Further reading ===
“energia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“energia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026