potens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of possum (“be able (to)”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.teːns/

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Participle

potēns m, f, n (genitive potentis); third declension

1. being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful

Inflection

Third declension, neuter nominative singular like masculine/feminine.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
nominative	potēns	potēns		potentēs	potentia
genitive	potentis	potentis		potentium	potentium
dative	potentī	potentī		potentibus	potentibus
accusative	potentem	potēns		potentēs	potentia
ablative	potente potentī 1	potente potentī 1		potentibus	potentibus
vocative	potēns	potēns		potentēs	potentia

¹ When used purely as an adjective.

• comparative: potentior, superlative: potentissimus

Derived terms

• bellipotēns
• omnipotēns

Descendants

• English: potent
• French: puissant
• Italian: potente

• Portuguese: potente
• Romanian: potent
• Spanish: potente, pudiente