potero
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See also: poterò
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived in some way from dialectal potti (“puddle”) (the modern meaning is through military slang), from dialectal Swedish pått (compare Norwegian pytt, German Pfütze), from Latin puteus (“pit, well”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
potero
- (military) foxhole
- (figuratively) position, standpoint; especially one that is defended vigorously against contradictory or challenging ideas
- Pikaista edistystä ei ole odotettavissa, koska kumpikin neuvotteleva osapuoli on kaivautunut syvälle poteroihinsa.
- Progress is not to be expected anytime soon as both negotiating parties are deeply rooted in their positions.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of potero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | potero | poterot | ||
genitive | poteron | poterojen poteroiden poteroitten | ||
partitive | poteroa | poteroja poteroita | ||
illative | poteroon | poteroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | potero | poterot | ||
accusative | nom. | potero | poterot | |
gen. | poteron | |||
genitive | poteron | poterojen poteroiden poteroitten | ||
partitive | poteroa | poteroja poteroita | ||
inessive | poterossa | poteroissa | ||
elative | poterosta | poteroista | ||
illative | poteroon | poteroihin | ||
adessive | poterolla | poteroilla | ||
ablative | poterolta | poteroilta | ||
allative | poterolle | poteroille | ||
essive | poterona | poteroina | ||
translative | poteroksi | poteroiksi | ||
abessive | poterotta | poteroitta | ||
instructive | — | poteroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “potero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][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
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
poterō
- first-person singular future active indicative of possum "I shall be able (to)"
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- Finnish terms derived from Swedish
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/otero
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- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Military
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish palvelu-type nominals
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin verb forms