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 pottain rare
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
abessive		potatta	potitta
instructive		—	potin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of potta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pottani pottani accusative nom. pottani pottani gen. pottani genitive pottani pottieni pottaini rare 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 abessive potattani potittani instructive — — comitative — pottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pottasi pottasi accusative nom. pottasi pottasi gen. pottasi genitive pottasi pottiesi pottaisi rare 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 abessive potattasi potittasi instructive — — comitative — pottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pottamme pottamme accusative nom. pottamme pottamme gen. pottamme genitive pottamme pottiemme pottaimme rare 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 abessive potattamme potittamme instructive — — comitative — pottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pottanne pottanne accusative nom. pottanne pottanne gen. pottanne genitive pottanne pottienne pottainne rare 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 abessive potattanne potittanne instructive — — comitative — pottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pottansa pottansa accusative nom. pottansa pottansa gen. pottansa genitive pottansa pottiensa pottainsa rare 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 abessive potattaan potattansa potittaan potittansa instructive — — comitative — pottineen pottinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pottaharjoittelu
• pottatukka
• pottatuoli

 

Further reading

• “potta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

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

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German pot, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot, jar, tub”). Doublet of pott.

Noun

potta c

1. a chamber pot

Declension

Declension of potta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	potta	pottas
	definite	pottan	pottans
plural	indefinite	pottor	pottors
	definite	pottorna	pottornas

Derived terms

• pottfrisyr (“bowl cut”)

See also

• nattkärl

References

• potta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• potta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• potta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)