# posso
## Finnish
### Etymology

possu +‎ -o

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈposːo/, [ˈpo̞s̠ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -osːo
* Hyphenation: pos‧so

### Noun

posso (dialectal)
* Synonym of possumunkki

#### Declension

Possessive forms of posso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
possoni
possoni
accusative
nom.
possoni
possoni
gen.
possoni
genitive
possoni
possojeni
partitive
possoani
possojani
inessive
possossani
possoissani
elative
possostani
possoistani
illative
possooni
possoihini
adessive
possollani
possoillani
ablative
possoltani
possoiltani
allative
possolleni
possoilleni
essive
possonani
possoinani
translative
possokseni
possoikseni
abessive
possottani
possoittani
instructive
comitative
—possoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
possosi
possosi
accusative
nom.
possosi
possosi
gen.
possosi
genitive
possosi
possojesi
partitive
possoasi
possojasi
inessive
possossasi
possoissasi
elative
possostasi
possoistasi
illative
possoosi
possoihisi
adessive
possollasi
possoillasi
ablative
possoltasi
possoiltasi
allative
possollesi
possoillesi
essive
possonasi
possoinasi
translative
possoksesi
possoiksesi
abessive
possottasi
possoittasi
instructive
comitative
—possoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
possomme
possomme
accusative
nom.
possomme
possomme
gen.
possomme
genitive
possomme
possojemme
partitive
possoamme
possojamme
inessive
possossamme
possoissamme
elative
possostamme
possoistamme
illative
possoomme
possoihimme
adessive
possollamme
possoillamme
ablative
possoltamme
possoiltamme
allative
possollemme
possoillemme
essive
possonamme
possoinamme
translative
possoksemme
possoiksemme
abessive
possottamme
possoittamme
instructive
comitative
—possoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
possonne
possonne
accusative
nom.
possonne
possonne
gen.
possonne
genitive
possonne
possojenne
partitive
possoanne
possojanne
inessive
possossanne
possoissanne
elative
possostanne
possoistanne
illative
possoonne
possoihinne
adessive
possollanne
possoillanne
ablative
possoltanne
possoiltanne
allative
possollenne
possoillenne
essive
possonanne
possoinanne
translative
possoksenne
possoiksenne
abessive
possottanne
possoittanne
instructive
comitative
—possoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
possonsa
possonsa
accusative
nom.
possonsa
possonsa
gen.
possonsa
genitive
possonsa
possojensa
partitive
possoaan possoansa
possojaan possojansa
inessive
possossaan possossansa
possoissaan possoissansa
elative
possostaan possostansa
possoistaan possoistansa
illative
possoonsa
possoihinsa
adessive
possollaan possollansa
possoillaan possoillansa
ablative
possoltaan possoltansa
possoiltaan possoiltansa
allative
possolleen possollensa
possoilleen possoillensa
essive
possonaan possonansa
possoinaan possoinansa
translative
possokseen possoksensa
possoikseen possoiksensa
abessive
possottaan possottansa
possoittaan possoittansa
instructive
comitative
—possoineen possoinensa :

## Galician
### Verb

posso
* (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of poder

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔs.so/
* Rhymes: -ɔsso
* Hyphenation: pòs‧so
* (Rome) IPA: /pɔ(t)sːo/

### Verb

posso
* first-person singular present indicative of potere
    posso? ― May I?; Excuse me please.

### Anagrams

* sposo, sposò

## Latin
### Etymology

Partial regularization of the Classical Latin possum. The form possō is found beginning in the early second century CE in the letters of Claudius Terentianus. The 3SG imperfect potēbat is attested at the end of the second century CE, while the infinitive potēre and the 1SG imperfect potēbam are attested several times in the sixth century CE, and poteō (replacing possō and reflecting a full regularization of the verb) is first attested in 745 CE.

### Verb

possō (present infinitive potēre, perfect active potuī, supine *potūtum); second conjugation (nonstandard)
* to be able to

#### Descendants

* Balkan Romance:
** Aromanian: pot, puteari
** Istro-Romanian: putę
** Megleno-Romanian: pot, puteari, putęri
** Romanian: putea, putere
* Dalmatian:
** potar
* Italo-Romance:
** Corsican: putè, pudè
    Gallurese: pudé
    Sassarese: pudé
** Italian: potere
** Neapolitan: potere
** Sicilian: putiri
* North Italian:
** Friulian: podê
** Istriot: pudì
** Ladin: podei
** Ligurian: poéi
** Lombard: podè
** Piedmontese: podej
** Romansch: pudair, puder, pudeir
** Venetan: poder
* Gallo-Romance:
** Franco-Provençal: povêr
** Old French: pooir (see there for further descendants)
* Occitano-Romance:
** Catalan: poder
** Occitan: poder, pòdre
* Ibero-Romance:
** Aragonese: poder
** Old Leonese:
*** Asturian: poder
*** Leonese: podere
*** Extremaduran: poel
** Old Galician-Portuguese: poder
*** Galician: poder
*** Portuguese: poder
** Spanish: poder
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian:
    Campidanese: podi, podiri, pori, porri, porriri
    Logudorese: podere
    Nuorese: potere, podere

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “potere/2”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
* ↑ Laurent, Richard. 1999. Past participles from Latin to Romance. Berkeley: University of California Press. §2.1.2.
* ↑ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈpɔt-e-/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
* ↑ Grandgent, Charles Hall. 1907. An introduction to Vulgar Latin. Boston: D.C. Heath & Co. §403.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.su/
* Rhymes: -ɔsu
* Hyphenation: pos‧so

### Verb

posso
* first-person singular present indicative of poder
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