poa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "poa"

English

Poa annua

Etymology

From scientific Latin Poa (genus name), from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ.ə/
• Rhymes: -əʊə

Noun

poa (plural poas)

1. Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua. [from 18th c.]
   • 2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 74:

     We trod out across fragile alpine heath between poa tussocks and something that smelled of lemon thyme.

Translations

grass

• Czech: lipnice (cs) f
• Polish: wiechlina (pl) f, wyklina f

See also

• poa pitha

Anagrams

• apo-, Pa-O, PAO, AOP, OPA, OAP, APO, Pao, Pa'O, apo

Esperanto

Etymology

From po +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoa/
• Rhymes: -oa
• Hyphenation: po‧a

Adjective

poa (accusative singular poan, plural poaj, accusative plural poajn)

1. individual

   Hyponym: (physics: specific) specifa

References

• “poa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόα (póa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.a/

Noun

poa m (plural poas)

1. poa, grass

   Synonym: pâturin

Further reading

• “poa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Poa, from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.a/
• Rhymes: -ɔa
• Hyphenation: pò‧a

Noun

poa f (plural poe)

1. poa

Further reading

• poa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• apo, apo-

Mokilese

Noun

poa

1. arm
2. hand
3. wing
4. forelimbs
5. pectoral fin
6. sleeve or a shirt

Declension

Possessive forms of poa (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)

singular possessor	first person		poahioa
	second person		poahmwen
	third person		poah
dual possessors	first person inclusive		poahsa
	first person exclusive		poahma
	second person		poahmwa
	third person		poahra
plural possessors	first person inclusive		poahsai
	first person exclusive		poahmai
	second person		poahmwai
	third person		poahrai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		poahs
	first person exclusive		poahmi
	second person		poahmwi
	third person		poahr
construct form			poahn

Derived terms

• kikin poa
• koapin poa

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-póda.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-poa (infinitive kupoa)

1. to cool
2. to become calm
3. to recover, get better

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poa
Positive present -napoa Subjunctive -poe Negative -poi Imperative singular poa
Infinitives
Positive kupoa Negative kutopoa
Imperatives
Singular poa Plural poeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupoa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapoa/napoa tunapoa 2nd person unapoa mnapoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapoa wanapoa other classes positive subject concord + -napoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poi) Singular Plural 1st person sipoi hatupoi 2nd person hupoi hampoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapoi hawapoi other classes negative subject concord + -poi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapoa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poe) Singular Plural 1st person nipoe tupoe 2nd person upoe mpoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoe wapoe other classes positive subject concord + -poe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apoa) Singular Plural 1st person napoa twapoa 2nd person wapoa mwapoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoa wapoa m-mi(III/IV) wapoa yapoa ji-ma(V/VI) lapoa yapoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapoa vyapoa n(IX/X) yapoa zapoa u(XI) wapoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapoa pa(XVI) papoa mu(XVIII) mwapoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopoa Consecutive kapoa / positive subject concord + -kapoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipoa -tupoa 2nd person -kupoa -wapoa/-kupoeni/-wapoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpoa -wapoa m-mi(III/IV) -upoa -ipoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipoa -yapoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipoa -vipoa n(IX/X) -ipoa -zipoa u(XI) -upoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupoa pa(XVI) -papoa mu(XVIII) -mupoa Reflexive -jipoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poaye -poao m-mi(III/IV) -poao -poayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poalo -poayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poacho -poavyo n(IX/X) -poayo -poazo u(XI) -poao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poako pa(XVI) -poapo mu(XVIII) -poamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepoa -opoa m-mi(III/IV) -opoa -yopoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopoa -yopoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopoa -vyopoa n(IX/X) -yopoa -zopoa u(XI) -opoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopoa pa(XVI) -popoa mu(XVIII) -mopoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -polea
  • Causative: -poza, -poesha
  • Stative: -poleka

Interjection

poa

1. (Sheng) I'm fine (response to "how are you?")

   Synonyms: nzuri, sijambo, njema, (colloquial) safi, (slang) freshi

2. (Sheng) cool, okay