[ˈpɔ.tɪs], [ˈpɔː.tis]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *potis, from Proto-Indo-European *pótis (“owner, master, host, husband”). Cognate with Albanian pata, Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis), Sanskrit पति (páti).
- able, capable
“Hunc [vidulum] homo feret a me nemo, ne tu te speres potis.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Atque aut hoc emptore vendes pulchre, aut alio non potis.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Et hic quidem hercle, nisi qui colaphos perpeti
potis parasitus frangique aulas in caput,
[vel] ire extra portam Trigeminam ad saccum licet.” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- possible, feasible; it is possible
“quantum pote” — as soon as possible
“quam pote” — as much as possible
“Si tu tibi bene esse
pote pati, veni: vives mecum,” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Formspote(canonical) · potior(comparative) · potissimus(superlative)
Source: Wiktionary