potens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of possum (“be able (to)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.tens/, [ˈpɔ.tẽːs]
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Adjective

potēns m, f, n (genitive potentis); third declension

  1. being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative potēns potentēs potentia
genitive potentis potentium
dative potentī potentibus
accusative potentem potēns potentēs, potentīs potentia
ablative potente, potentī1 potentibus
vocative potēns potentēs potentia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • potens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • potens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • potens in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • potens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) oligarchy: paucorum dominatio or potentia
  • potens in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin potentia

Noun

potens m (definite singular potensen, indefinite plural potenser, definite plural potensene)

  1. potency
  2. (mathematics) power

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin potentia

Noun

potens m (definite singular potensen, indefinite plural potensar, definite plural potensane)

  1. potency
  2. (mathematics) power

References

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