potea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *potëdak, from Proto-Finno-Permic *poče- (compare Proto-Samic *puocëtēk). Cognates include Karelian potie, Estonian põdema, Northern Sami buohcat, Skolt Sami puõccâd and Erzya пиштемс (pištems).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoteɑˣ/, [ˈpo̞t̪e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -oteɑ
• Syllabification^(key): po‧te‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧tea

Verb

potea

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to be sick with, have, suffer from (a disease or, figuratively, a mental state)

   potea flunssaa ― to have a cold

   potea syyllisyyttä ― to feel guilty, to be sick with guilt

Conjugation

Inflection of potea (Kotus type 58*F/laskea, t-d gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		poden	en pode	1st sing.	olen potenut	en ole potenut
2nd sing.		podet	et pode	2nd sing.	olet potenut	et ole potenut
3rd sing.		potee	ei pode	3rd sing.	on potenut	ei ole potenut
1st plur.		podemme	emme pode	1st plur.	olemme poteneet	emme ole poteneet
2nd plur.		podette	ette pode	2nd plur.	olette poteneet	ette ole poteneet
3rd plur.		potevat	eivät pode	3rd plur.	ovat poteneet	eivät ole poteneet
passive		podetaan	ei podeta	passive	on podettu	ei ole podettu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		podin	en potenut	1st sing.	olin potenut	en ollut potenut
2nd sing.		podit	et potenut	2nd sing.	olit potenut	et ollut potenut
3rd sing.		poti	ei potenut	3rd sing.	oli potenut	ei ollut potenut
1st plur.		podimme	emme poteneet	1st plur.	olimme poteneet	emme olleet poteneet
2nd plur.		poditte	ette poteneet	2nd plur.	olitte poteneet	ette olleet poteneet
3rd plur.		potivat	eivät poteneet	3rd plur.	olivat poteneet	eivät olleet poteneet
passive		podettiin	ei podettu	passive	oli podettu	ei ollut podettu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		potisin	en potisi	1st sing.	olisin potenut	en olisi potenut
2nd sing.		potisit	et potisi	2nd sing.	olisit potenut	et olisi potenut
3rd sing.		potisi	ei potisi	3rd sing.	olisi potenut	ei olisi potenut
1st plur.		potisimme	emme potisi	1st plur.	olisimme poteneet	emme olisi poteneet
2nd plur.		potisitte	ette potisi	2nd plur.	olisitte poteneet	ette olisi poteneet
3rd plur.		potisivat	eivät potisi	3rd plur.	olisivat poteneet	eivät olisi poteneet
passive		podettaisiin	ei podettaisi	passive	olisi podettu	ei olisi podettu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		pode	älä pode	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		potekoon	älköön poteko	3rd sing.	olkoon potenut	älköön olko potenut
1st plur.		potekaamme	älkäämme poteko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		potekaa	älkää poteko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		potekoot	älkööt poteko	3rd plur.	olkoot poteneet	älkööt olko poteneet
passive		podettakoon	älköön podettako	passive	olkoon podettu	älköön olko podettu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		potenen	en potene	1st sing.	lienen potenut	en liene potenut
2nd sing.		potenet	et potene	2nd sing.	lienet potenut	et liene potenut
3rd sing.		potenee	ei potene	3rd sing.	lienee potenut	ei liene potenut
1st plur.		potenemme	emme potene	1st plur.	lienemme poteneet	emme liene poteneet
2nd plur.		potenette	ette potene	2nd plur.	lienette poteneet	ette liene poteneet
3rd plur.		potenevat	eivät potene	3rd plur.	lienevät poteneet	eivät liene poteneet
passive		podettaneen	ei podettane	passive	lienee podettu	ei liene podettu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		potea		present	poteva	podettava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st poteakseni poteaksemme 2nd poteaksesi poteaksenne 3rd poteakseen poteaksensa		past	potenut	podettu
2nd	inessive2	potiessa	podettaessa	agent4	potema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st potiessani potiessamme 2nd potiessasi potiessanne 3rd potiessaan potiessansa		negative	potematon
	instructive	potien	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	potemassa	—
	elative	potemasta	—
	illative	potemaan	—
	adessive	potemalla	—
	abessive	potematta	—
	instructive	poteman	podettaman
4th3	verbal noun	poteminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st potemaisillani potemaisillamme 2nd potemaisillasi potemaisillanne 3rd potemaisillaan potemaisillansa

Derived terms

nouns

• poteminen
• potilas

Further reading

• “potea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• opeta, petoa

Spanish

Verb

potea

1. inflection of potear:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-potea (infinitive kupotea)

1. Applicative form of -pota: to be lost

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potea
Positive present -napotea Subjunctive -potee Negative -potei Imperative singular potea
Infinitives
Positive kupotea Negative kutopotea
Imperatives
Singular potea Plural poteeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupotea Positive past positive subject concord + -lipotea Negative past negative subject concord + -kupotea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotea) Singular Plural 1st person ninapotea/napotea tunapotea 2nd person unapotea mnapotea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapotea wanapotea other classes positive subject concord + -napotea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -potei) Singular Plural 1st person sipotei hatupotei 2nd person hupotei hampotei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapotei hawapotei other classes negative subject concord + -potei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapotea Negative future negative subject concord + -tapotea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potee) Singular Plural 1st person nipotee tupotee 2nd person upotee mpotee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotee wapotee other classes positive subject concord + -potee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipotee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepotea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepotea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipotea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipotea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotea) Singular Plural 1st person napotea twapotea 2nd person wapotea mwapotea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotea wapotea m-mi(III/IV) wapotea yapotea ji-ma(V/VI) lapotea yapotea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapotea vyapotea n(IX/X) yapotea zapotea u(XI) wapotea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapotea pa(XVI) papotea mu(XVIII) mwapotea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepotea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapotea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japotea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipotea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopotea Consecutive kapotea / positive subject concord + -kapotea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapotee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipotea -tupotea 2nd person -kupotea -wapotea/-kupoteeni/-wapoteeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpotea -wapotea m-mi(III/IV) -upotea -ipotea ji-ma(V/VI) -lipotea -yapotea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipotea -vipotea n(IX/X) -ipotea -zipotea u(XI) -upotea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupotea pa(XVI) -papotea mu(XVIII) -mupotea Reflexive -jipotea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poteaye -poteao m-mi(III/IV) -poteao -poteayo ji-ma(V/VI) -potealo -poteayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poteacho -poteavyo n(IX/X) -poteayo -poteazo u(XI) -poteao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poteako pa(XVI) -poteapo mu(XVIII) -poteamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepotea -opotea m-mi(III/IV) -opotea -yopotea ji-ma(V/VI) -lopotea -yopotea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopotea -vyopotea n(IX/X) -yopotea -zopotea u(XI) -opotea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopotea pa(XVI) -popotea mu(XVIII) -mopotea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -potelea
  • Causative: -poteza (“to lose something”)