"potens" meaning in Latin

See potens in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpo.tens/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈpɔt̪ẽːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈpo.tens/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpɔːt̪ens] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Present active participle of possum (“be able (to)”). Possibly derived from Proto-Italic *potēnts. Head templates: {{la-part|potēns|adv=potenter|comp=potentior|sup=potentissimus}} potēns (genitive potentis, comparative potentior, superlative potentissimus, adverb potenter); third-declension one-termination participle Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|potēns<3-P+>}} Forms: potēns [canonical], potentis [genitive], potentior [comparative], potentissimus [superlative], potenter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], potēns [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], potentēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], potentia [neuter, nominative, plural], potentis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], potentium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter], potentī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], potentibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], potentem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], potēns [accusative, neuter, singular], potentēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], potentīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], potentia [accusative, neuter, plural], potente [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], potentī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], potentibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], potēns [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], potentēs [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], potentia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful Tags: active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present Form of: possum (extra: (“be able (to)”)) Synonyms: praevalēns, fortis, potis, validus, strēnuus, ingēns, firmus, compos Derived forms: armipotēns, astripotēns, bellipotēns, omnipotēns, potentia
    Sense id: en-potens-la-adj-A1ivvN7P Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin third declension participles of one termination, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 44 2 5 2 5 8 5 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 1 4 1 4 6 4 41
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "able",
          "able"
        ],
        [
          "potent",
          "potent"
        ],
        [
          "mighty",
          "mighty"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "praevalēns"
        },
        {
          "word": "fortis"
        },
        {
          "word": "potis"
        },
        {
          "word": "validus"
        },
        {
          "word": "strēnuus"
        },
        {
          "word": "ingēns"
        },
        {
          "word": "firmus"
        },
        {
          "word": "compos"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "declension-3",
        "form-of",
        "one-termination",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpo.tens/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔt̪ẽːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpo.tens/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔːt̪ens]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "potens"
}

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