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Chichewa
Etymology
Borrowed from English pot .
Pronunciation
Noun
poto class 5 (plural mapoto class 6 )
pot
Eastern Bontoc
Noun
poto
( anatomy ) abdomen
( anatomy ) stomach
Synonym: fowang
Esperanto
Etymology
From German Pott and English pot .
Pronunciation
Noun
poto (accusative singular poton , plural potoj , accusative plural potojn )
pot (vessel)
Derived terms
French
Noun
poto m (plural potos )
( slang ) Informal spelling of poteau ( “ dude, buddy ” ) .
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French poteau .
Noun
poto
pillar , post , pole
Derived terms
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
poto (first-person possessive potoku , second-person possessive potomu , third-person possessive potonya )
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 )
beverage , drink
Synonyms: bevanda , ( literary, rare ) poculo
( uncountable ) the act of drinking
Synonym: bere
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
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
first-person singular present indicative of potare ( “ to drink ” )
Anagrams
Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *apoto ; compare Yabarana tapotoi , Ye'kwana ajo'jo .
Pronunciation
Noun
poto (possessed potory , plural potonon ) ( East Suriname )
bigness , largeness
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
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 , pōtāstī 2
pōtāvit , pōtāt 2
pōtāvimus , pōtāmus 2
pōtāvistis , pōtāstis 2
pōtāvērunt , pōtāvēre , pōtārunt 2
pluperfect
pōtāveram , pōtāram 2
pōtāverās , pōtārās 2
pōtāverat , pōtārat 2
pōtāverāmus , pōtārāmus 2
pōtāverātis , pōtārātis 2
pōtāverant , pōtārant 2
future perfect
pōtāverō , pōtārō 2
pōtāveris , pōtāris 2
pōtāverit , pōtārit 2
pōtāverimus , pōtārimus 2
pōtāveritis , pōtāritis 2
pōtāverint , pōtārint 2
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 , pōtārim 2
pōtāverīs , pōtārīs 2
pōtāverit , pōtārit 2
pōtāverīmus , pōtārīmus 2
pōtāverītis , pōtārītis 2
pōtāverint , pōtārint 2
pluperfect
pōtāvissem , pōtāssem 2
pōtāvissēs , pōtāssēs 2
pōtāvisset , pōtāsset 2
pōtāvissēmus , pōtāssēmus 2
pōtāvissētis , pōtāssētis 2
pōtāvissent , pōtāssent 2
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 , pōtāsse 2
pōtūrum esse
pōtārī , pōtārier 1
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
1 The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.2 At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
Descendants
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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700 , pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Rapa Nui
Adjective
poto
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 )
( Peru , Chile ) buttocks
Synonyms: nalga , pompa
( Peru , Chile ) butt
Synonyms: culo , trasero
Etymology 2
Verb
poto
first-person singular present indicative of potar
Further reading
Tahitian
Adjective
poto
short
small , little
References
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English photo .
Noun
poto
photograph