possum

Significat (Anglès)

1. (impersonal, suppletive) be able to, can, may
2. (impersonal, suppletive) to have influence or efficacy, to avail, to have power over, to have mastery of, to rule over
3. (impersonal, suppletive) to partake of, to attain, to fulfill
4. (impersonal, suppletive) to accord to one's abilities or power

Conceptes

poder

Oposat a

nequeō

Sinònims

queo

sim

evalesco

licet

scio

mihi licet

Traduccions

pouvoir

poder

potere

μπορώ

poder

can

können

اِسْتَطَاعَ

be able

karîn

mogen

may

be able to

dürfen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈpɔs.sũː]

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Proto-Italic *possom, from *potis (“master in control of”) + *som (“I am”). By surface analysis, potis + sum. Cognates include Oscan púttiad (“they can”) and South Picene puti (“I could”).