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Noun [Czech]

IPA: [ˈpotɛnt͡sɛ]
Rhymes: -ɛntsɛ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin potis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|cs|la|potis}} Borrowed from Latin potis Head templates: {{cs-noun|f}} potence f Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|f}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], potence [nominative, singular], potence [nominative, plural], potence [genitive, singular], potencí [genitive, plural], potenci [dative, singular], potencím [dative, plural], potenci [accusative, singular], potence [accusative, plural], potence [singular, vocative], potence [plural, vocative], potenci [locative, singular], potencích [locative, plural], potencí [instrumental, singular], potencemi [instrumental, plural]
  1. potency Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-potence-cs-noun--WLqwR6I Categories (other): Czech entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 75 7 9 4 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 6 8 4 3 1 Related terms: idempotence, idempotentní, impotence, impotent, impotentní, potenciál, potenciální, potenciometr, potencionální, potentát, potentní, omnipotence, omnipotentní

Noun [English]

Forms: potences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), from Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”), from potens (“powerful”); see potent. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|potence||power, a crutch}} Middle French potence (“power, a crutch”), {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|la|potentia||power, in Medieval Latin also crutch}} Latin potentia (“power, in Medieval Latin also crutch”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} potence (countable and uncountable, plural potences)
  1. Power or strength; potency. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-potence-en-noun-v3-tNufB
  2. A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-potence-en-noun-RiVWVkS6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: counterpotence, idempotence, nilpotence, unipotence, cross potence Related terms: potency, potent, potentate, potential, potentiality

Noun [French]

IPA: /pɔ.tɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-Paris--potence.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-potence.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-potence.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-potence.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-potence.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-potence.wav Forms: potences [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin potentia. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{bor|fr|la|potentia}} Latin potentia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} potence f (plural potences)
  1. (construction) post and braces Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-potence-fr-noun-O4Vwplr5 Categories (other): Construction, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 63 24 13 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
  2. gallows, gibbet (for hanging) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-potence-fr-noun-mKN-cts~ Categories (other): Capital punishment Disambiguation of Capital punishment: 5 91 4
  3. stem (component on a bicycle) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-potence-fr-noun-7j9b7eXt Categories (other): Bicycle parts Disambiguation of Bicycle parts: 26 24 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gibet Derived forms: gibier de potence

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "potenciometr"
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      "word": "gibet"
    }
  ],
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}

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