poto

See also: potò and pǫ̂to

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from English pot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpo.to/

Noun

poto class 5 (plural mapoto class 6)

pot

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

poto

(anatomy) abdomen
(anatomy) stomach
Synonym: fowang

Esperanto

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:

poto

Wikipedia ^eo

Etymology

From German Pott and English pot.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

pot (vessel)

Derived terms

florpoto (“flowerpot”)
kuirpoto (“cooking pot”)

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

poto mitan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpot̪o]

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

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

opto, opto-, optò, topo, topo-

Kari'na

Alternative forms

apoto (Guyana, Venezuela, West Suriname)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(East Suriname) IPA^(key): [poʔto]

Noun

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

References

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

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

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.toː/, [ˈpoːt̪oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.to/, [ˈpɔːt̪o]

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
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	pōtā	—	—	pōtāte	—
active	future	—	pōtātō	pōtātō	—	pōtātōte	pōtantō
passive	present	—	pōtāre	—	—	pōtāminī	—
passive	future	—	pōtātor	pōtātor	—	—	pōtantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		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

pōtor

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^[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

Adjective

poto

short

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpoto/ [ˈpo.t̪o]
Audio (Peru): (file)
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

Tahitian

Adjective

poto

short
small, little

References

Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
“poto” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English photo.

Noun

poto

photograph

poto

Chichewa

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

Esperanto

Etymology

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Noun

Derived terms

French

Noun

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Noun

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

Anagrams

Kari'na

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Noun

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Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Usage notes

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

Rapa Nui

Adjective

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Verb

Further reading

Tahitian

Adjective

References

Tok Pisin

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