potar

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Verb

potar

  1. can; be able to

Conjugation

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔˈtaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: po‧tar

Verb

potar (first-person singular active indicative aîpotar, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîpotari, noun potara) (transitive)

  1. to want; to wish
  2. to desire (to want emotionally or sexually)
  3. to tend (to be likely to do something or have a certain habit)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Nheengatu: putari

References

Spanish

Etymology

From pote +‎ -ar.

Verb

potar (first-person singular present poto, first-person singular preterite poté, past participle potado)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) to puke, to throw up

Conjugation

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