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