possum

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Έννοιες

μπορώ

επιτρέπεται

Απέναντι από

nequeō

Συνώνυμα

queo

sim

evalesco

licet

scio

mihi licet

Μεταφράσεις

pouvoir

poder

potere

poder

can

können

poder

اِسْتَطَاعَ

mogen

be able

dürfen

be able to

karîn

may

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

[ˈpɔs.sũː]

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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”).