posso

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈposːo/, [ˈpo̞s̠ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -osːo
• Syllabification^(key): pos‧so

Noun

posso

1. (dialectal) Synonym of possumunkki

Declension

Inflection of posso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		posso	possot
genitive		posson	possojen
partitive		possoa	possoja
illative		possoon	possoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		posso	possot
accusative	nom.	posso	possot
	gen.	posson
genitive		posson	possojen
partitive		possoa	possoja
inessive		possossa	possoissa
elative		possosta	possoista
illative		possoon	possoihin
adessive		possolla	possoilla
ablative		possolta	possoilta
allative		possolle	possoille
essive		possona	possoina
translative		possoksi	possoiksi
abessive		possotta	possoitta
instructive		—	possoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of posso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative possoni possoni accusative nom. possoni possoni gen. possoni genitive possoni possojeni partitive possoani possojani inessive possossani possoissani elative possostani possoistani illative possooni possoihini adessive possollani possoillani ablative possoltani possoiltani allative possolleni possoilleni essive possonani possoinani translative possokseni possoikseni abessive possottani possoittani instructive — — comitative — possoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative possosi possosi accusative nom. possosi possosi gen. possosi genitive possosi possojesi partitive possoasi possojasi inessive possossasi possoissasi elative possostasi possoistasi illative possoosi possoihisi adessive possollasi possoillasi ablative possoltasi possoiltasi allative possollesi possoillesi essive possonasi possoinasi translative possoksesi possoiksesi abessive possottasi possoittasi instructive — — comitative — possoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative possomme possomme accusative nom. possomme possomme gen. possomme genitive possomme possojemme partitive possoamme possojamme inessive possossamme possoissamme elative possostamme possoistamme illative possoomme possoihimme adessive possollamme possoillamme ablative possoltamme possoiltamme allative possollemme possoillemme essive possonamme possoinamme translative possoksemme possoiksemme abessive possottamme possoittamme instructive — — comitative — possoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative possonne possonne accusative nom. possonne possonne gen. possonne genitive possonne possojenne partitive possoanne possojanne inessive possossanne possoissanne elative possostanne possoistanne illative possoonne possoihinne adessive possollanne possoillanne ablative possoltanne possoiltanne allative possollenne possoillenne essive possonanne possoinanne translative possoksenne possoiksenne abessive possottanne possoittanne instructive — — comitative — possoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative possonsa possonsa accusative nom. possonsa possonsa gen. possonsa genitive possonsa possojensa partitive possoaan possoansa possojaan possojansa inessive possossaan possossansa possoissaan possoissansa elative possostaan possostansa possoistaan possoistansa illative possoonsa possoihinsa adessive possollaan possollansa possoillaan possoillansa ablative possoltaan possoltansa possoiltaan possoiltansa allative possolleen possollensa possoilleen possoillensa essive possonaan possonansa possoinaan possoinansa translative possokseen possoksensa possoikseen possoiksensa abessive possottaan possottansa possoittaan possoittansa instructive — — comitative — possoineen possoinensa

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔs.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔsso
• Hyphenation: pòs‧so

Verb

posso

1. first-person singular present indicative of potere

   posso? ― May I?; Excuse me please.

Anagrams

• sposo, sposò

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Latin

Etymology

Partial regularization of the Classical Latin possum. The form possō is found beginning in the early second century CE in the letters of Claudius Terentianus. The infinitive potēre and the 1SG imperfect potēbam (modeled after Classical conjugations such as potēs) are attested several times in the sixth century CE, while poteō (replacing possō and reflecting a full regularization of the verb) is first attested in 745 CE.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpos.soː/, [ˈpɔs̠ːoː]

Verb

possō (present infinitive potēre, perfect active potuī, supine *potūtum); second conjugation

1. (Vulgar Latin) I can, I am able to

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: pot, puteari
  • Romanian: putea, putere
• Dalmatian:
  • potar
• Italo-Romance:
  • Old Italian: potere
    • Corsican: putè, pudè

      Gallurese: pudé

      Sassarese: pudé

    • Italian: potere
  • Neapolitan: putè
  • Sicilian: putiri
• Padanian:
  • Friulian: podê
  • Ladin: podei
  • Ligurian: poéi
  • Lombard: podè
  • Piedmontese: podej
  • Romansch: pudair, puder, pudeir
  • Venetian: poder
• Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Old Franco-Provençal: *poêr
    • Franco-Provençal: povêr (epenthetic /-v-/ to break hiatus), possêr (reshaped per 1SG form)
  • Old French: podeir
• Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Aragonese: poder
  • Catalan: poder
  • Occitan: poder, pòdre
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Leonese:
    • Asturian: poder
    • Leonese: podere
    • Extremaduran: poel
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: poder
    • Galician: poder
    • Portuguese: poder
  • Spanish: poder
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian:

    Campidanese: podi, podiri, pori, porri, porriri

    Logudorese: podere

    Nuorese: potere, podere

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “potere/2”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.su/

• Hyphenation: pos‧so

Verb

posso

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of
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