povêr

See also: pover

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse. In Franco-Provençal, the inflexion paradigm of this verb varies considerably from one dialect to another. The poss- forms seem to reflect a remodeling after the Vulgar Latin conjugations such as possō (“I can”). The poy- forms appear to be direct reflexes of the Vulgar Latin potēre, with the intervocalic /t/ leniting, via a /d/ stage, to /ð/ and subsequently /j/. The pov- forms appear to reflect both the aforementioned lenition as well as subsequent loss of /-j-/ and insertion of /-v-/ to break hiatus (*poer > pover), likely influenced or at least reinforced by the French cognate pouvoir, whose /-v-/ developed in like fashion.

Verb

povêr

1. can, to be able to

   Je pois venir cel seir - I can come this evening

2. may

   Un désastro que nos pot fierre - disaster which may strike us

Conjugation

    Conjugation of posseir — type posseir

		simple			compound
infinitive		posseir			aveir possu
gerund		possent			{{{aux.ger}}} possu
auxiliary verb		aveir
past participle		masculine			feminine
	singular	possu			possua
	plural	possus			possues
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		jo (j')	tu (t')	il/elli	nos	vos	ils
	present	pois	pox	pot	possems	poîtes	pont
	imperfect	possèvo	possèves	possève	possévams	possévaz	possèvont
	preterite	puis	puis	puit	puîmos	puîtes	puiront
	future	porrai	porrés	porra	porrems	porreiz	porrant
	conditional	porrin	porriés	porriet	porriams	porriaz	porriant
compound tenses	present perfect	present indicative of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of aveir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite indicative of aveir + past participle
	future perfect	future indicative of aveir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of aveir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il/el	que nos	que vos	qu'ils/els
	present	pôcho	pôches	pôche	pôchams	pôchaz	pôchant
	imperfect	puisso	puisses	puît	puissams	puissaz	puissant
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of aveir + past participle
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
			—		—	—

• Literary imperfect: possin, possiés, possiet, possiams, possiaz, possïont

    Conjugation of poyeir — type poyeir with -y- forms

		simple			compound
infinitive		poyeir			aveir piu
gerund		poyent			{{{aux.ger}}} piu
auxiliary verb		aveir
past participle		masculine			feminine
	singular	piu			piua
	plural	pius			piues
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		jo (j')	tu (t')	il/elli	nos	vos	ils
	present	pois	pox	pot	poyems	poîtes	pont
	imperfect	poyèvo	poyèves	poyève	poyévams	poyévaz	poyèvont
	preterite	puis	puis	puit	puîmos	puîtes	puiront
	future	porrai	porrés	porra	porrems	porreiz	porrant
	conditional	porrin	porriés	porriet	porriams	porriaz	porriant
compound tenses	present perfect	present indicative of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of aveir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite indicative of aveir + past participle
	future perfect	future indicative of aveir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of aveir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il/el	que nos	que vos	qu'ils/els
	present	pôcho	pôches	pôche	pôchams	pôchaz	pôchant
	imperfect	puisso	puisses	puît	puissams	puissaz	puissant
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of aveir + past participle
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
			—		—	—

• Literary imperfect: poyin, poyiés, poyiet, poyiams, poyiaz, poyïont

    Conjugation of poveir — type poveir with -v- forms

		simple			compound
infinitive		poveir			aveir piu
gerund		povent			{{{aux.ger}}} piu
auxiliary verb		aveir
past participle		masculine			feminine
	singular	piu			piua
	plural	pius			piues
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		jo (j')	tu (t')	il/elli	nos	vos	ils
	present	pois	pox	pot	povems	poîtes, povez	pôviont
	imperfect	povèvo	povèves	povève	povévams	povévaz	povèvont
	preterite	puis	puis	puit	puîmos	puîtes	puiront
	future	porrai	porrés	porra	porrems	porreiz	porrant
	conditional	porrin	porriés	porriet	porriams	porriaz	porriant
compound tenses	present perfect	present indicative of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of aveir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite indicative of aveir + past participle
	future perfect	future indicative of aveir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of aveir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il/el	que nos	que vos	qu'ils/els
	present	pôcho	pôches	pôche	pôchams	pôchaz	pôchant
	imperfect	puisso	puisses	puît	puissams	puissaz	puissant
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of aveir + past participle
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
			—		—	—

• Literary imperfect: povin, poviés, poviet, poviams, poviaz, povïont