verbfirst conjugation
pōtō
pōtō (present infinitive pōtāre, perfect active pōtāvī, supine pōtum or pōtātum)
Classical[ˈpoː.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.to]
Meaning
- to drink
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Bibere · Potare
Bibere (reduplic. of bua) means to drink like a human being, πίνειν; whereas potare (from ποτός) to drink like a beast, and, metaphorically, to tipple, σπᾶν. Sen. Ep. 122. Inter nudos bibunt, imo potant. Plaut. Curc. i. 1, 88. Agite, bibite, festivæ fores, potate, fite mihi volentes propitiæ. (1. 149.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pōtō | pōtābam | pōtābō | pōtāvī | pōtāveram pōtāram | pōtāverō pōtārō |
| 2nd sg. | pōtās | pōtābās | pōtābis | pōtāvistī pōtāstī | pōtāverās pōtārās | pōtāveris pōtāris |
| 3rd sg. | pōtat | pōtābat | pōtābit | pōtāvit pōtāt | pōtāverat pōtārat | pōtāverit pōtārit |
| 1st pl. | pōtāmus | pōtābāmus | pōtābimus | pōtāvimus pōtāmus | pōtāverāmus pōtārāmus | pōtāverimus pōtārimus |
| 2nd pl. | pōtātis | pōtābātis | pōtābitis | pōtāvistis pōtāstis | pōtāverātis pōtārātis | pōtāveritis pōtāritis |
| 3rd pl. | pōtant | pōtābant | pōtābunt | pōtāvērunt pōtārunt, pōtāvēre | pōtāverant pōtārant | pōtāverint pōtārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pōtem | pōtārem | pōtāverim pōtārim | pōtāvissem pōtāssem |
| 2nd sg. | pōtēs | pōtārēs | pōtāverīs pōtārīs | pōtāvissēs pōtāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | pōtet | pōtāret | pōtāverit pōtārit | pōtāvisset pōtāsset |
| 1st pl. | pōtēmus | pōtārēmus | pōtāverīmus pōtārīmus | pōtāvissēmus pōtāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pōtētis | pōtārētis | pōtāverītis pōtārītis | pōtāvissētis pōtāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | pōtent | pōtārent | pōtāverint pōtārint | pōtāvissent pōtāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pōtor | pōtābar | pōtābor |
| 2nd sg. | pōtāris pōtāre | pōtābāris pōtābāre | pōtāberis pōtābere |
| 3rd sg. | pōtātur | pōtābātur | pōtābitur |
| 1st pl. | pōtāmur | pōtābāmur | pōtābimur |
| 2nd pl. | pōtāminī | pōtābāminī | pōtābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | pōtantur | pōtābantur | pōtābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pōter | pōtārer |
| 2nd sg. | pōtēris pōtēre | pōtārēris pōtārēre |
| 3rd sg. | pōtētur | pōtārētur |
| 1st pl. | pōtēmur | pōtārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pōtēminī | pōtārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pōtentur | pōtārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pōtā | pōtāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pōtāte | pōtāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pōtātō | pōtātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pōtātō | pōtātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pōtātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pōtantō | pōtantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pōtāre | pōtārī pōtārier |
| perfect infinitive | pōtāvisse pōtāsse | pōtum esse pōtātum esse |
| future infinitive | pōtūrum esse pōtātūrum esse | pōtum īrī pōtātum īrī |
| present participle | pōtāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pōtus pōtātus |
| future participle | pōtūrus pōtātūrus, pōtātūra, pōtātūrā, pōtātūrae, pōtātūram, pōtātūrārum, pōtātūrās, pōtātūre, pōtātūrī, pōtātūrīs, pōtātūrō, pōtātūrōrum, pōtātūrōs, pōtātūrum, pōtūra, pōtūrā, pōtūrae, pōtūram, pōtūrārum, pōtūrās, pōtūre, pōtūrī, pōtūrīs, pōtūrō, pōtūrōrum, pōtūrōs, pōtūrum | pōtandus pōtanda, pōtandā, pōtandae, pōtandam, pōtandārum, pōtandās, pōtande, pōtandīs, pōtandōrum, pōtandōs |
gerundpōtandī, pōtandō, pōtandumsupinepōtum, pōtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- potare
- to drink to excess; to be a drunkard.
pōto, āvi, ātum, or pōtum, 1, v. a. and n. root po; Gr. πίνω, πέπωκα, to drink; Lat. potus, potor, poculum, etc..
I. Act., to drink (ante-class. and post-Aug.; syn. bibo), Caecil. ap. Gell. 2, 23, 13:
aquam, Suet. Ner. 48; Juv. 5, 52: vinum, Plin. 14, 5, 7, § 58: ut edormiscam hanc crapulam, quam potavi, this intoxication which I have drunk myself into, Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 28.—B. Transf.
1. Poet.
a. Potare flumen aliquod, to drink from a stream, i. q. to dwell by it:
fera, quae gelidum potat Araxen, Sen. Hippol. 57: stagna Tagi, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 286.—b. Of inanim. subjects, to drink up, to suck or draw in, to absorb moisture (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
vestis sudorem potat, Lucr. 4, 1128: potantia vellera fucum, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 27: potanda ferens infantibus ubera, Juv. 6, 9; Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 134.—2. Causative (late Lat.), to give to drink, to cause to drink:
potasti nos vino, Vulg. Psa. 59, 5: potaverunt me aceto, id. ib. 68, 22; id. Ecclus. 15, 3; id. Isa. 49, 10; id. Apoc. 14, 8.—II. Neutr., to drink.
A. In gen. (class.):
redi simul mecum potatum, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 28: potaturus est apud me, Ter. Phorm. 5, 5, 9: si potare velit, Cic. Brut. 83, 288: potare dilutius, id. Fragm. ap. Amm. 15, 12, 4: potum veniunt juvenci, Verg. E. 7, 11: cornibus, from or out of horns, Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 126.—Part.: potatus, caused to drink, furnished with drink: felle et aceto potatus, Tert. Spect. 30: et omnes in spiritu potati sunt, Vulg. 1 Cor. 12, 13.—B. In partic., to drink, tope, tipple (class.):
obsonat, potat, olet unguenta de meo, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 37: ibi primum insuevit exercitus populi Romani amare, potare, Sall. C. 11, 6: frui voluptate potandi, Cic. Tusc. 5, 41, 118: totos dies potabatur, id. Phil. 2, 27, 67: potantibus his apud Sex. Tarquinium, Liv. 1, 57, 6 al.— Hence, pōtus, a, um, P. a. I. Act., that has drunk: et pransus sum, et potus sum, dicamus, Varr. ap. Gell. 2, 25, 7; but usually, drunken, intoxicated (class.):
domum bene potus redire, Cic. Fam. 7, 22: inscitia pransi, poti, oscitantis ducis, id. Mil. 21, 56: anus, Hor. C. 4, 13, 5; id. S. 1, 3, 90. —II. Pass., that has been drunk, drunk, drunk up, drunk out, drained (class.):
sanguine tauri poto, Cic. Brut. 11, 43: poti faece tenus cadi, Hor. C. 3, 15, 16: amygdalae ex aquā potae, Plin. 23, 8, 75, § 144.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pōtō āvī, ātus (pōtūrus, Tb., Pr.), āre
potus, to drink : potaturus est apud me, T.: si potare velit: aquam, Iu.: poturi (Tantali) deserit unda sitim, Tb.: poturas ire iubebat oves, Pr.—Of things, to drink up, suck in, absorb : potantia vellera fucum, H.: potanda ferens infantibus ubera, Iu.— Fig.: Stoicorum ista magis gustata quam potata delectant.— To drink, tope, tipple : obsonat, potat de meo, T.: ibi insuevit exercitus amare, potare, S.: frui voluptate potandi: potantibus his apud Tarquinium, L.: totos dies potabatur.
Origins
From pōtus + -ō. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic пити (piti), Ancient Greek πῑ́νω (pī́nō), Sanskrit पिबति (píbati). Compare the noun pōtus (“drink”).
Descendants
- Italianpotare
- Spanishpotar
- Piedmontesepoé
In English words that came into English from pōtō
- poisonpōtio
- potablepōtābilis
- potionpōtiō
- potomaniapōtō
- potatorypōtō
- potatorpōtātor