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Lemma 1possum, posse, potui
verb
to be able, can; [multum posse => have much/more/most influence/power]
Morphology1 analysis
present indicative active 3rd singularpot + est · regular
Lewis & Short
possum, pŏtŭi, posse
irreg. (old forms, potis sum, for possum; POTISIT, S. C. de Bacchan.: potisset, for posset, and potisse, for posse, Lucil. , and 445, 29: possies, Enn. , or Sat. 38 Vahl.; Brix ad — In : potestur, Enn. P. (Ann. 594 Vahl.): Pac. ; Quadrig. : poteratur, Cael. : possitur, Lex. Servil. p. 59 Haubold; Scaurus P.: possetur, Quadrig. ) [potis-sum].
, to be able, have power; I (thou, he, ) can ( queo). — With : potest fieri, it may be, is possible: non possum quin, I can not but: non possum quin exclamem, ut ait ille in Trinummo (; ) — : potest (sc. fieri), it may be, is possible: non, non sic futurum est; Brix — Quantum or ut potest, as much or as far as possible. — In urgent questions.
To be able, to have influence or efficacy, to avail.
With neutr. used adverbially ; multum posse ad salutem alterius. parum potuisse ad exitium, Cic.
, and without neutr. (late ).
Posse aliquem, to be able to embrace one ().
Posse as ().
in elliptical sentences.
In apodosis of conditional sentences, analogous to the auxiliaries of the potential mood Roby, § 1520.
: consul esse qui potui, nisi eum vitae cursum tenuissem.
— when the condition is implied, or is contained in an adverbial clause. — Hence, pŏtens, entis potentum.
, able, mighty, powerful, potent ().
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Having power over, ruling over, master of a thing; with ; so, facere aliquem potentem alicujus rei, to make one master of any thing, to give one the power over a thing: diva potens Cypri, that reigns over Cyprus, i.e. Venus; Corte ad loc.
Fit for, capable of any thing; with : hostes neque pugnae, neque fugae satis potentes caeduntur, unable either to fight or flee.
Partaking of, having attained a thing; with ().
Strong, mighty, powerful, efficacious, potent (mostly and in prose). — — — Hence, : pŏtenter, strongly, mightily, powerfully, effectually ( and in prose). —
According to one's ability or powers ().
Lemma 2poto, potare, potavi, potatus
verb
to drink; to drink heavily/convivially, tipple; to swallow; to absorb, soak up
Morphology1 analysis
participle perfect passive masculine vocative singularpot + e · regular
Lewis & Short
pōto, āvi, ātum, or pōtum, 1, , [root po; , to drink; potus, potor, poculum, ]
, to drink ( and ; bibo), Caecil.
Potare flumen aliquod, to drink from a stream, to dwell by it.
Of inanim. subjects, to drink up, to suck or draw in, to absorb moisture ( and in prose).
Causative (late ), to give to drink, to cause to drink.
Neutr., to drink.
(): potare dilutius, Fragm. : cornibus, from or out of horns. — : potatus, caused to drink, furnished with drink.
, to drink, tope, tipple ()
, that has drunk: et pransus sum, et potus sum, dicamus, Varr. ; but usually, drunken, intoxicated ().
, that has been drunk, drunk, drunk up, drunk out, drained ().
Lemma 3pote
unknown
Morphology1 analysis
inv.pote · regular
Lewis & Short
pŏte,
See potis, I.
Lemma 4pŏtĭs
adjective
able, capable; possible; (early Latin potis sum becomes possum)
Morphology3 analyses
neuter nominative singularpot + e · regular
neuter vocative singularpot + e · regular
neuter accusative singularpot + e · regular
Lewis & Short
pŏtis, a,
neutr., (, ius; , um; only in the ) [ patis, lord; , husband, lord; compotis (compos) potiri].
Posit., able, capable; possible (mostly and ): divi qui potes pro illo quod Samothraces, Varr L. L. 5, § 58 Müll. — Usually in the connection potis or pote est, he, she, or it is able, may, or can: neque sanguis ullo potis est pacto profluens consistere, old poet : istam non potis est vis saeva exstinguere venti, — With : si speres quicquam prodesse potis sunt, Enn. Müll. (Ann. 410 Vahl.). — Without est: quis potis ingentes oras evolvere belli? Enn. P. (Ann. 178 Vahl.). — Form pote. Without est: viget, veget, utpote plurimum, Varr. ap; Auct. : quam pote, as much as possible (), p. 119, 33.
: pŏtĭor, us, that may be preferred, preferred; better, preferable ().
Of persons: qui plus pollet potiorque est patre, old poet : (5, 69).
Of things, better, stronger, preferable, more useful or important. — : hem, mater mea, tibi rem potiorem video (sc. verbis), I see a fact stronger than words, a clearer proof.
: pŏtissĭmus, a, um, the chief, principal, most prominent, most important.
Of persons ( and in prose).
Of things (). — Hence, , only in the and
: pŏtĭus, rather, preferably, more (; satius, prius): quo nos vocabis nomine? Ar. Libortos. Le. Non patronos? Ar. Id potius. — With quam. — When the predicates are compared, the verb in the following clause is always in the — with quam ut: audeo dicere hoc malo domitos ipsos potius cultores agrorum fore, quam ut armati, — But after verbs of willing, wishing (sometimes of declaring), the is used: Weissenb. ad; Fest. olivitam, p. 202 Müll.; Muuml — In an inverted order: quid mihi negotii est eum istis nugacibus, quam potius potamus mulsum? C. Titius — Sometimes potius is to be supplied. — Pleon., with words which already express comparison. —
, introducing a repetition of a thought in a corrected or strengthened form: aut potius, vel potius, or rather, or I may better say,
: pŏtissĭmē (pŏtissŭ-), and more pŏtissĭmum (pŏtissŭ-), chiefly, principally, especially, in preference to all others, above all, most of all (). — Form potissime. — Form potissimum.
Lemma 5potus
adjective
Act., that has drunk, drunken, intoxicated · drunk; drunk up, drained; having drunk; being drunk, drunken, intoxicated
Morphology1 analysis
masculine vocative singularpot + e · regular
Lewis & Short
pōtus, a, um, P. a.
from poto.
pōtus, ūs, [ poto]
a drinking, a drink, draught.
().
, drinking, tippling, toping (): immenso potu impleri.
, urine ().
A drinking-cup (late ).
A kind of drink, beverage.
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