pota

See also: POTA, põta, pōta, and p’ǫta

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

pota f (plural potes)

  1. paw

Galician

pota
pota

Etymology

Probably from Old French pot. Further etymology is obscure;[1] perhaps from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”), from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“a type of vessel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔta̝/

Noun

pota f (plural potas)

  1. pot
    Synonym: ola
    Díxolle a pota ao caldeiro: "Achégate aló que me luxas!" (proverb)
    The pot told the cauldron: "Go away, you're going to mess me up!" (the pot calling the kettle black)
  2. flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus)
    Synonyms: choupa, voador

References

  1. ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. bote I.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse pota (“to put, stick”), from Proto-Germanic *putōną (“to stick, stab, push”). More at put.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɔːta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːta

Verb

pota (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative potaði, supine potað)

  1. to poke

Conjugation

potast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að potast
supine
(sagnbót)		 potast
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 potandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég potast við potumst present
(nútíð)		 ég potist við potumst
þú potast þið potist þú potist þið potist
hann, hún, það potast þeir, þær, þau potast hann, hún, það potist þeir, þær, þau potist
past
(þátíð)		 ég potaðist við potuðumst past
(þátíð)		 ég potaðist við potuðumst
þú potaðist þið potuðust þú potaðist þið potuðust
hann, hún, það potaðist þeir, þær, þau potuðust hann, hún, það potaðist þeir, þær, þau potuðust
imperative
(boðháttur)		 potast (þú) potist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
potastu potisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English potte, from Old English pott (“a pot”), from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”), from Proto-Indo-European *budn- (“a type of vessel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pota m (genitive singular pota, nominative plural potaí)

  1. pot (vessel for cooking or storing food)
    Synonym: corcán
  2. (nautical) tub
    Synonym: leastar

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pota phota bpota
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "pota" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “pota” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “pota” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “pota” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Verb

pota

  1. third-person singular present indicative of potare
  2. second-person singular imperative of potare

Anagrams

Kapampangan

Adverb

pota

  1. later; shortly
    Synonym: pinandit

Latin

Verb

pōtā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of pōtō

Maori

Noun

pota

  1. sample

Portuguese

Noun

pota f (plural potas)

  1. Humboldt squid, giant squid

Swahili

Verb

-pota (infinitive kupota)

  1. to lose
  2. to ruin
  3. to distort

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pota
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupota kutopota
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative pota poteni
Habitual hupota
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilipota
nalipota		 tulipota
twalipota		 ulipota
walipota		 mlipota
mwalipota		 alipota walipota ulipota ilipota lilipota yalipota kilipota vilipota ilipota zilipota ulipota kulipota palipota mulipota
Relative niliopota
naliopota		 tuliopota
twaliopota		 uliopota
waliopota		 mliopota
mwaliopota		 aliopota waliopota uliopota iliopota liliopota yaliopota kiliopota viliopota iliopota ziliopota uliopota kuliopota paliopota muliopota
Negative sikupota hatukupota hukupota hamkupota hakupota hawakupota haukupota haikupota halikupota hayakupota hakikupota havikupota haikupota hazikupota haukupota hakukupota hapakupota hamukupota
Present
Positive ninapota
napota		 tunapota unapota mnapota anapota wanapota unapota inapota linapota yanapota kinapota vinapota inapota zinapota unapota kunapota panapota munapota
Relative ninaopota
naopota		 tunaopota unaopota mnaopota anaopota wanaopota unaopota inaopota linaopota yanaopota kinaopota vinaopota inaopota zinaopota unaopota kunaopota panaopota munaopota
Negative sipoti hatupoti hupoti hampoti hapoti hawapoti haupoti haipoti halipoti hayapoti hakipoti havipoti haipoti hazipoti haupoti hakupoti hapapoti hamupoti
Future
Positive nitapota tutapota utapota mtapota atapota watapota utapota itapota litapota yatapota kitapota vitapota itapota zitapota utapota kutapota patapota mutapota
Relative nitakaopota tutakaopota utakaopota mtakaopota atakaopota watakaopota utakaopota itakaopota litakaopota yatakaopota kitakaopota vitakaopota itakaopota zitakaopota utakaopota kutakaopota patakaopota mutakaopota
Negative sitapota hatutapota hutapota hamtapota hatapota hawatapota hautapota haitapota halitapota hayatapota hakitapota havitapota haitapota hazitapota hautapota hakutapota hapatapota hamutapota
Subjunctive
Positive nipote tupote upote mpote apote wapote upote ipote lipote yapote kipote vipote ipote zipote upote kupote papote mupote
Negative nisipote tusipote usipote msipote asipote wasipote usipote isipote lisipote yasipote kisipote visipote isipote zisipote usipote kusipote pasipote musipote
Present Conditional
Positive ningepota tungepota ungepota mngepota angepota wangepota ungepota ingepota lingepota yangepota kingepota vingepota ingepota zingepota ungepota kungepota pangepota mungepota
Negative nisingepota
singepota		 tusingepota
hatungepota		 usingepota
hungepota		 msingepota
hamngepota		 asingepota
hangepota		 wasingepota
hawangepota		 usingepota
haungepota		 isingepota
haingepota		 lisingepota
halingepota		 yasingepota
hayangepota		 kisingepota
hakingepota		 visingepota
havingepota		 isingepota
haingepota		 zisingepota
hazingepota		 usingepota
haungepota		 kusingepota
hakungepota		 pasingepota
hapangepota		 musingepota
hamungepota
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipota tungalipota ungalipota mngalipota angalipota wangalipota ungalipota ingalipota lingalipota yangalipota kingalipota vingalipota ingalipota zingalipota ungalipota kungalipota pangalipota mungalipota
Negative nisingalipota
singalipota		 tusingalipota
hatungalipota		 usingalipota
hungalipota		 msingalipota
hamngalipota		 asingalipota
hangalipota		 wasingalipota
hawangalipota		 usingalipota
haungalipota		 isingalipota
haingalipota		 lisingalipota
halingalipota		 yasingalipota
hayangalipota		 kisingalipota
hakingalipota		 visingalipota
havingalipota		 isingalipota
haingalipota		 zisingalipota
hazingalipota		 usingalipota
haungalipota		 kusingalipota
hakungalipota		 pasingalipota
hapangalipota		 musingalipota
hamungalipota
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipota tungelipota ungelipota mngelipota angelipota wangelipota ungelipota ingelipota lingelipota yangelipota kingelipota vingelipota ingelipota zingelipota ungelipota kungelipota pangelipota mungelipota
General Relative
Positive nipotao tupotao upotao mpotao apotao wapotao upotao ipotao lipotao yapotao kipotao vipotao ipotao zipotao upotao kupotao papotao mupotao
Negative nisiopota tusiopota usiopota msiopota asiopota wasiopota usiopota isiopota lisiopota yasiopota kisiopota visiopota isiopota zisiopota usiopota kusiopota pasiopota musiopota
Gnomic
Positive napota twapota wapota mwapota apota wapota wapota yapota lapota yapota chapota vyapota yapota zapota wapota kwapota papota mwapota
Perfect
Positive nimepota tumepota umepota mmepota amepota wamepota umepota imepota limepota yamepota kimepota vimepota imepota zimepota umepota kumepota pamepota mumepota
"Already"
Positive nimeshapota tumeshapota umeshapota mmeshapota ameshapota wameshapota umeshapota imeshapota limeshapota yameshapota kimeshapota vimeshapota imeshapota zimeshapota umeshapota kumeshapota pameshapota mumeshapota
"Not yet"
Negative sijapota hatujapota hujapota hamjapota hajapota hawajapota haujapota haijapota halijapota hayajapota hakijapota havijapota haijapota hazijapota haujapota hakujapota hapajapota hamujapota
"If/When"
Positive nikipota tukipota ukipota mkipota akipota wakipota ukipota ikipota likipota yakipota kikipota vikipota ikipota zikipota ukipota kukipota pakipota mukipota
"If not"
Negative nisipopota tusipopota usipopota msipopota asipopota wasipopota usipopota isipopota lisipopota yasipopota kisipopota visipopota isipopota zisipopota usipopota kusipopota pasipopota musipopota
Consecutive
Positive nikapota tukapota ukapota mkapota akapota wakapota ukapota ikapota likapota yakapota kikapota vikapota ikapota zikapota ukapota kukapota pakapota mukapota
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived Terms

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