потом

Russian

Etymology 1

Univerbation of по (po, “after, upon”) +‎ том (tom, “that”).

Alternative forms

• пото́мъ (potóm) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈtom]

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Adverb

пото́м • (potóm)

1. afterwards, afterward, after that
2. then

   Synonyms: там (tam), затем (zatem), впоследствии (vposledstvii)

3. later

   Я э́то сде́лаю пото́м.

   Ja éto sdélaju potóm.

   I will do that later.

Derived terms

• пото́мок m (potómok)
• пото́мство n (potómstvo)

See also

• зате́м (zatém)
• тогда́ (togdá)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• по́томъ (pótom) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpotəm]

Noun

по́том • (pótom) m inan

1. instrumental singular of пот (pot, “sweat”)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒtoːm/
• Hyphenation: по‧том

Adverb

по̀то̄м (Latin spelling pòtōm)

1. afterward
2. after that, subsequently, then

Derived terms

• по̀то̄мство

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔtɔm]

Noun

по́том • (pótom) m inan

1. instrumental singular of піт (pit, “sweat”)