[ˈpoː.tʊs], [ˈpɔː.tus]
OrigoUltimately from the root Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-. De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *pōtos (“drunk”) from Proto-Indo-European *ph₃tós (“(having been) drunk; having drunk”) with replacement of expected *-a- by *-ō- under the influence of the root aorist *péh₃t. Possibly cognate with Umbrian punes, which could come from a pre-form *pō-ni-.
Aside from its use as an adjective, pōtus also functions synchronically in Latin as an anomalously formed perfect passive participle of the verb pōtō (“to drink”), competing with the regularly formed pōtātus.
- declension-1, declension-2, participledrunk (intoxicated)
- declension-1, declension-2, participledrunk, having been drunk
- declension-1, declension-2, participledrained, having been drained
“pars pede, pars etiam celerī dēcurrite cumbā,
nec pudeat pōtōs inde redīre domum
Some [go] by foot, some even sail down with a swift skiff; and be not ashamed – having drained [many cups] – to return ” — (Which is to say that, with so many cups having been drained, the people have become drunk or intoxicated at the June festival of Fors Fortuna.)
- declension-4drink, draught
- declension-4drinking (action)
Formaepōtus(canonical) · pōta(feminine) · pōtum(neuter) · pōtus(masculine, nominative, singular) · pōta(feminine, nominative, singular) · pōtum(neuter, nominative, singular) · pōtī(masculine, nominative, plural) · pōtae(feminine, nominative, plural) · pōta(neuter, nominative, plural) · pōtī(genitive, masculine, singular) · pōtae(feminine, genitive, singular) · pōtī(genitive, neuter, singular) · pōtōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · pōtārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · pōtōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · pōtō(dative, masculine, singular) · pōtae(dative, feminine, singular) · pōtō(dative, neuter, singular) · pōtīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · pōtum(accusative, masculine, singular)
Fons: Vicitionarium