poto

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See also: potò and pǫ̂to

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from English pot.

Pronunciation

Noun

poto class 5 (plural mapoto class 6)

  1. pot

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

poto

  1. (anatomy) abdomen
  2. (anatomy) stomach
    Synonym: fowang

Esperanto

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Etymology

From German Pott and English pot.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: po‧to

Noun

poto (accusative singular poton, plural potoj, accusative plural potojn)

  1. pot (vessel)

Derived terms

French

Noun

poto m (plural potos)

  1. (slang) Informal spelling of poteau (dude, buddy).

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

poto (first-person possessive potoku, second-person possessive potomu, third-person possessive potonya)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of foto (photo).

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pōtus, from Proto-Italic *pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₃tós ((having been) drunk; having drunk), derived from the root *peh₃- (to drink).
Cognate with Greek ποτό (potó, drink, beverage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔto
  • Hyphenation: pò‧to

Noun

poto m (plural poti) (literary, obsolete)

  1. beverage, drink
    Synonyms: bevanda, (literary, rare) poculo
  2. (uncountable) the act of drinking
    Synonym: bere
Related terms

Further reading

  • poto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpo.to/
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: pó‧to

Verb

poto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of potare (to prune)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔto
  • Hyphenation: pò‧to

Verb

poto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of potare (to drink)

Anagrams

Kari'na

Alternative forms

  • apoto (Guyana, Venezuela, West Suriname)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *apoto; compare Yabarana tapotoi, Ye'kwana ajo'jo.

Pronunciation

Noun

poto (possessed potory, plural potonon) (East Suriname)

  1. bigness, largeness
  2. greatness, importance

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 351
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “poto”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 387; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, ; Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 378

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.

Cognate with Old Church Slavonic пити (piti), Ancient Greek πίνω (pínō), Sanskrit पिबति (píbati). Compare the noun pōtus (drink).

Pronunciation

Verb

pōtō (present infinitive pōtāre, perfect active pōtāvī, supine pōtum); first conjugation

  1. to drink (liquor)
    Synonym: bibō

Usage notes

A variant of the 4th principal part of this verb is the regular pōtātum.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of pōtō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pōtō pōtās pōtat pōtāmus pōtātis pōtant
imperfect pōtābam pōtābās pōtābat pōtābāmus pōtābātis pōtābant
future pōtābō pōtābis pōtābit pōtābimus pōtābitis pōtābunt
perfect pōtāvī pōtāvistī,
pōtāstī2
pōtāvit,
pōtāt2
pōtāvimus,
pōtāmus2
pōtāvistis,
pōtāstis2
pōtāvērunt,
pōtāvēre,
pōtārunt2
pluperfect pōtāveram,
pōtāram2
pōtāverās,
pōtārās2
pōtāverat,
pōtārat2
pōtāverāmus,
pōtārāmus2
pōtāverātis,
pōtārātis2
pōtāverant,
pōtārant2
future perfect pōtāverō,
pōtārō2
pōtāveris,
pōtāris2
pōtāverit,
pōtārit2
pōtāverimus,
pōtārimus2
pōtāveritis,
pōtāritis2
pōtāverint,
pōtārint2
passive present pōtor pōtāris,
pōtāre
pōtātur pōtāmur pōtāminī pōtantur
imperfect pōtābar pōtābāris,
pōtābāre
pōtābātur pōtābāmur pōtābāminī pōtābantur
future pōtābor pōtāberis,
pōtābere
pōtābitur pōtābimur pōtābiminī pōtābuntur
perfect pōtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect pōtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect pōtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pōtem pōtēs pōtet pōtēmus pōtētis pōtent
imperfect pōtārem pōtārēs pōtāret pōtārēmus pōtārētis pōtārent
perfect pōtāverim,
pōtārim2
pōtāverīs,
pōtārīs2
pōtāverit,
pōtārit2
pōtāverīmus,
pōtārīmus2
pōtāverītis,
pōtārītis2
pōtāverint,
pōtārint2
pluperfect pōtāvissem,
pōtāssem2
pōtāvissēs,
pōtāssēs2
pōtāvisset,
pōtāsset2
pōtāvissēmus,
pōtāssēmus2
pōtāvissētis,
pōtāssētis2
pōtāvissent,
pōtāssent2
passive present pōter pōtēris,
pōtēre
pōtētur pōtēmur pōtēminī pōtentur
imperfect pōtārer pōtārēris,
pōtārēre
pōtārētur pōtārēmur pōtārēminī pōtārentur
perfect pōtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect pōtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present pōtā pōtāte
future pōtātō pōtātō pōtātōte pōtantō
passive present pōtāre pōtāminī
future pōtātor pōtātor pōtantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives pōtāre pōtāvisse,
pōtāsse2
pōtūrum esse pōtārī,
pōtārier1
pōtum esse pōtum īrī
participles pōtāns pōtūrus pōtus pōtandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
pōtandī pōtandō pōtandum pōtandō pōtum pōtū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Piedmontese: poé
  • Italian: potare
  • Spanish: potar

References

  • poto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • poto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to drink to excess; to be a drunkard: potare
  • poto in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Rapa Nui

Adjective

poto

  1. short

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoto/
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Syllabification: po‧to

Etymology 1

From Mapudungun poto (bottom, underside), from Quechua putu (vessel), from Mochica potos (genitals).

Noun

poto m (plural potos)

  1. (Peru, Chile) buttocks
    Synonyms: nalga, pompa
  2. (Peru, Chile) butt
    Synonyms: culo, trasero

Etymology 2

Verb

poto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of potar

Further reading

Tahitian

Adjective

poto

  1. short
  2. small, little

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English photo.

Noun

poto

  1. photograph