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poto

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See also: potò and pǫ̂to

Chichewa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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poto class 5 (plural mapoto class 6)

  1. pot

Eastern Bontoc

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Noun

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poto

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

Esperanto

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Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eo

Etymology

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From German Pott and English pot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpoto]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: po‧to

Noun

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

  1. pot (vessel)

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French

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Noun

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poto m (plural potos)

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

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French poteau.

Noun

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poto

  1. pillar, post, pole

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Indonesian

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Noun

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

  1. Nonstandard spelling of foto (“photo”).

Italian

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Etymology 1

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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

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

Noun

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poto m (plural poti) (literary, obsolete)

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

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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poto

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

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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poto

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

Anagrams

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Kari'na

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. bigness, largeness
  2. greatness, importance

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], 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[2], Paris, 1956, page 378

Latin

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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

  1. to drink (liquor)
    Synonym: bibō

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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   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

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Descendants

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

References

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  • “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[3], 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[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Rapa Nui

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Adjective

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poto

  1. short

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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poto m (plural potos)

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

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poto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of potar

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Tahitian

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Adjective

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poto

  1. short
  2. small, little

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English photo.

Noun

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poto

  1. photograph
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