potta

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish potta, from Old Norse pottr and/or Middle Low German pot, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *puttaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpotːɑ/, [ˈpo̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pot‧ta

Noun

potta

1. potty, chamber pot

   Synonyms: keija, yöastia

2. (slang) helmet

Declension

Inflection of potta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
nominative		potta	potat
genitive		potan	pottien
partitive		pottaa	pottia
illative		pottaan	pottiin
		singular	plural
nominative		potta	potat
accusative	nom.	potta	potat
	gen.	potan
genitive		potan	pottien pottainrare
partitive		pottaa	pottia
inessive		potassa	potissa
elative		potasta	potista
illative		pottaan	pottiin
adessive		potalla	potilla
ablative		potalta	potilta
allative		potalle	potille
essive		pottana	pottina
translative		potaksi	potiksi
instructive		—	potin
abessive		potatta	potitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of potta (type koira)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pottani pottani accusative nom. pottani pottani gen. pottani genitive pottani pottieni pottainirare partitive pottaani pottiani inessive potassani potissani elative potastani potistani illative pottaani pottiini adessive potallani potillani ablative potaltani potiltani allative potalleni potilleni essive pottanani pottinani translative potakseni potikseni instructive — — abessive potattani potittani comitative — pottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pottasi pottasi accusative nom. pottasi pottasi gen. pottasi genitive pottasi pottiesi pottaisirare partitive pottaasi pottiasi inessive potassasi potissasi elative potastasi potistasi illative pottaasi pottiisi adessive potallasi potillasi ablative potaltasi potiltasi allative potallesi potillesi essive pottanasi pottinasi translative potaksesi potiksesi instructive — — abessive potattasi potittasi comitative — pottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pottamme pottamme accusative nom. pottamme pottamme gen. pottamme genitive pottamme pottiemme pottaimmerare partitive pottaamme pottiamme inessive potassamme potissamme elative potastamme potistamme illative pottaamme pottiimme adessive potallamme potillamme ablative potaltamme potiltamme allative potallemme potillemme essive pottanamme pottinamme translative potaksemme potiksemme instructive — — abessive potattamme potittamme comitative — pottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pottanne pottanne accusative nom. pottanne pottanne gen. pottanne genitive pottanne pottienne pottainnerare partitive pottaanne pottianne inessive potassanne potissanne elative potastanne potistanne illative pottaanne pottiinne adessive potallanne potillanne ablative potaltanne potiltanne allative potallenne potillenne essive pottananne pottinanne translative potaksenne potiksenne instructive — — abessive potattanne potittanne comitative — pottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pottansa pottansa accusative nom. pottansa pottansa gen. pottansa genitive pottansa pottiensa pottainsarare partitive pottaansa pottiaan pottiansa inessive potassaan potassansa potissaan potissansa elative potastaan potastansa potistaan potistansa illative pottaansa pottiinsa adessive potallaan potallansa potillaan potillansa ablative potaltaan potaltansa potiltaan potiltansa allative potalleen potallensa potilleen potillensa essive pottanaan pottanansa pottinaan pottinansa translative potakseen potaksensa potikseen potiksensa instructive — — abessive potattaan potattansa potittaan potittansa comitative — pottineen pottinensa

Further reading

• "potta" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• patto, potat, tapot, topat

Icelandic

Noun

potta

1. indefinite accusative plural of pottur
2. indefinite genitive plural of pottur

Italian

Etymology

From second half of XIII century, found in central-southern varieties. Borrowed from Franco-Provençal pota (“protruded lips, pout”), probably a rebracketing of *lippotte, diminutive of French lippe (“protruded lip”), from Middle Dutch lippe (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to droop, sag, slip”). For the derogatory sense, cf. English cunt and twat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔtta
• Hyphenation: pòt‧ta

Noun

potta f (plural potte)

1. (vulgar) the vulva, pussy
   1. (Tuscan, figurative) arrogance, ostentation, airs

Noun

potta m or f by sense (masculine plural potti, feminine plural potte)

1. (Tuscan, figurative) an arrogant person, a douchebag

   smettila di fare il potta ― stop being a douchebag

Anagrams

• patto

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• potten

Noun

potta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of potte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

potta f

1. definite singular of potte

Swedish

Noun

potta c

1. a chamber pot

Declension

Declension of potta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	potta	pottan	pottor	pottorna
Genitive	pottas	pottans	pottors	pottornas

Derived terms

• pottfrisyr (“bowl cut”)

References

• potta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• potta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)