pot

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) jar, canister, vessel
2. (masculine) jackpot

Verb

third-person singular present indicative of poder

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɔt]

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin pottum, pottus (“pot, jar”), from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”), from Proto-Indo-European *budnós (“a type of vessel”).
Cognate with French pot, English pot, Saterland Frisian Pot, Dutch pot, German Low German Pott, German Pott, Swedish potta (“chamber pot”), Icelandic pottur (“tub, pot”), Old Armenian պոյտն (poytn, “pot, earthen pot”).