LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

pŏtĭn'1

Meaning

  1. can you leave off?

pŏtĭn' is used,
I. For potisne: potin' es? i. e. potes? can you? are you able? Ter. And. 2, 6, 6; Plaut. ap. Gell. 7, 7, 3.—
II. For potisne est? i. e. potest? potin' ut desinas? can you leave off? i. e. pray leave off, Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 23: potin' ut taceas? i. e. be silent, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 94.
phrase
potin2
potin sg

Meaning

  1. Old Latinsingularcan you? can he?
    Potin ut cures te atque ut ne parcas mihi?c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 4.4.110
  2. Old Latinsingularplease, pray
    Potin ut taceas?c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 4.2.94
    Potin ut taceas? Potin ne moneas?c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 175
  3. Old LatinsingularUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see potis, ne.
    Potin est ab amico alicunde exorari? ― Potest.c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 3.3.31
    Potin es mihi verum dicere?166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 437

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

potin for potisne, see potis.

Origins

Syncopic form of poti(s)ne, from potis + -ne.

Quick answers

What does pŏtĭn' mean in Latin?
pŏtĭn', means “can you leave off?”.