pudeir

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pudair
• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) puder

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *potēre, for Latin possum, posse. The Latin infinitive potere was formed analogically in post-classical Latin from the present participle, potens, potentis. (4th century, found in the Vetus Latina).

Verb

pudeir

1. (Surmiran) to be able (to)