potero
See also: poterò
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Derived in some way from dialectal potti (“puddle”) (the modern meaning is through military slang), from dialectal Swedish pått (compare Norwegian pytt, German Pfütze), from Latin puteus (“pit, well”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
potero
- (military) foxhole
- (figuratively) position, standpoint; especially one that is defended vigorously against contradictory or challenging ideas
- Pikaista edistystä ei ole odotettavissa, koska kumpikin neuvotteleva osapuoli on kaivautunut syvälle poteroihinsa.
- Progress is not to be expected anytime soon as both negotiating parties are deeply rooted in their positions.
Declension edit
Inflection of potero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | potero | poterot | ||
genitive | poteron | poterojen poteroiden poteroitten | ||
partitive | poteroa | poteroja poteroita | ||
illative | poteroon | poteroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | potero | poterot | ||
accusative | nom. | potero | poterot | |
gen. | poteron | |||
genitive | poteron | poterojen poteroiden poteroitten | ||
partitive | poteroa | poteroja poteroita | ||
inessive | poterossa | poteroissa | ||
elative | poterosta | poteroista | ||
illative | poteroon | poteroihin | ||
adessive | poterolla | poteroilla | ||
ablative | poterolta | poteroilta | ||
allative | poterolle | poteroille | ||
essive | poterona | poteroina | ||
translative | poteroksi | poteroiksi | ||
abessive | poterotta | poteroitta | ||
instructive | — | poteroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “potero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Latin edit
Verb edit
poterō
- first-person singular future active indicative of possum "I shall be able (to)"