"potestas" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /poˈtes.taːs/ [Classical], [pɔˈt̪ɛs̠t̪äːs̠] [Classical], /poˈtes.tas/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [poˈt̪ɛst̪äs] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *potistāts. Equivalent to potis + -tās. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*potistāts}} Proto-Italic *potistāts, {{m|la|potis}} potis, {{m|la|-tās}} -tās Head templates: {{la-noun|potestās<3>}} potestās f (genitive potestātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|potestās<3>}} Forms: potestās [canonical, feminine], potestātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], potestās [nominative, singular], potestātēs [nominative, plural], potestātis [genitive, singular], potestātum [genitive, plural], potestātī [dative, singular], potestātibus [dative, plural], potestātem [accusative, singular], potestātēs [accusative, plural], potestāte [ablative, singular], potestātibus [ablative, plural], potestās [singular, vocative], potestātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. power, ability Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-vetm4PLc
  2. mastery, control Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-RXzAHDfV
  3. authority, jurisdiction Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-zg5a4W1s
  4. dominion, political power Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: dicio, imperium, arbitrium, auctōritās
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-WrcfzsnZ
  5. right, legal power Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-FYHX9NHD
  6. (of a word) meaning Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-5Am~xv55 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 22 10 10 11 10 28 10
  7. possibility, opportunity Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-potestas-la-noun-lSkTT7wt Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 13 3 5 14 3 19 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: potestātīvus, TRP

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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: potestad",
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          "word": "dicio"
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        {
          "word": "imperium"
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        {
          "word": "arbitrium"
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          "word": "auctōritās"
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      "ipa": "/poˈtes.taːs/",
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        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "[poˈt̪ɛst̪äs]",
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}
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    "Latin lemmas",
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "potestātibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "potestātem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "potestātēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "potestāte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "potestātibus",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "potestātēs",
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        "vocative"
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          "ability",
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        "mastery, control"
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          "control",
          "control"
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        "declension-3"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "authority, jurisdiction"
      ],
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          "authority"
        ],
        [
          "jurisdiction",
          "jurisdiction"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dominion, political power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dominion",
          "dominion"
        ],
        [
          "political",
          "political"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dicio"
        },
        {
          "word": "imperium"
        },
        {
          "word": "arbitrium"
        },
        {
          "word": "auctōritās"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "right, legal power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "right",
          "right"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "meaning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a word) meaning"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a word"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "possibility, opportunity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "possibility",
          "possibility"
        ],
        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/poˈtes.taːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pɔˈt̪ɛs̠t̪äːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/poˈtes.tas/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[poˈt̪ɛst̪äs]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "potestas"
}

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