potem

See also: potém

Latin

Verb

pōtem

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of pōtō

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈpotɛm/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈpotɛm/

Adverb

potem

1. Alternative form of potom.

Conjunction

potem

1. Alternative form of potom.

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “potem”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• potym

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *potomь. By surface analysis, univerbation of po +‎ tym. First attested in 1388.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /pɔtɛm/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /pɔtɛm/

Adverb

potem

1. then, later, afterwards (occurring later in time)
2. then, later, afterwards (occurring later in text)

Derived terms

adjective

• potem będący

 

adverb

• na potem

 

Descendants

• Masurian: potém
• Polish: potem
• Silesian: potym

References

• Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “potem”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “potem”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “potem, potym”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

• potym (Middle Polish)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.tɛm/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔtɛm
• Syllabification: po‧tem

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish potem. By surface analysis, univerbation of po +‎ tym.

Adverb

potem (not comparable)

1. then, later, afterwards

   Synonyms: dalej, później

   Antonyms: przedtem, wcześniej

Derived terms

adverb

• na potem

 

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), potem is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 14 times in scientific texts, 9 times in news, 16 times in essays, 144 times in fiction, and 84 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 267 times, making it the 188th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

potem m

1. instrumental singular of pot

Further reading

• potem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• potem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “potem”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• “POTEM”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 04.02.2020
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “potem”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[2]
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “potem”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎^[3]
• potem in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔtéːm/, /pɔtɛ́m/

Adverb

potẹ̑m or potȅm

1. then (after that)
2. afterwards

Further reading

• “potem”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran