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)

1. pot

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

poto

1. (anatomy) abdomen
2. (anatomy) stomach

   Synonym: fowang

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Pott and English pot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoto]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oto
• Hyphenation: po‧to

Noun

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

1. pot (vessel)

Derived terms

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

French

Noun

poto m (plural potos)

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French poteau.

Noun

poto

1. 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)

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

• potabile
• potare
• pozione

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

• 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)

1. bigness, largeness
2. greatness, importance

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

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

• pōtus
• pōtio
• pōtābilis
• pōsca

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

1. short

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoto/ [ˈpo.t̪o]

• Audio (Peru):

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• 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

• “poto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tahitian

Adjective

poto

1. short
2. 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

1. photograph