poten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: po‧ten
• Rhymes: -oːtən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch pōten, from Old Dutch *poton, from Proto-Germanic *putōną.

Verb

poten

1. to set, plant, place a young plant or large seed individually in soil or other substrate where it can grow; sow
2. to release young fish or - eggs to regulate the population for fishers' benefit

Inflection

Conjugation of poten (weak)
infinitive	poten
past singular	pootte
past participle	gepoot
infinitive	poten
gerund	poten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	poot	pootte
2nd person sing. (jij)	poot	pootte
2nd person sing. (u)	poot	pootte
2nd person sing. (gij)	poot	pootte
3rd person singular	poot	pootte
plural	poten	pootten
subjunctive sing.1	pote	pootte
subjunctive plur.1	poten	pootten
imperative sing.	poot
imperative plur.1	poot
participles	potend	gepoot
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• poter
• pootaarde
• pootafstand
• pootgoed
• pootijzer
• pootstok
• pootvis
• pootzak

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

poten

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of poot

Anagrams

• opent

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *poton, from Proto-Germanic *putōną.

Verb

pōten

1. to plant, to put (into the ground, usually of plants)

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: poten
• Limburgish: paote

Further reading

• “poten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “poten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Spanish

Verb

poten

1. inflection of potar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative