# potra
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpo.tɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpo.tɾa]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish potra.

#### Noun

potra f (plural potres)
* inguinal hernia
* good luck
* colic (persistent anger or crying in children)

### Etymology 2

Uncertain.

#### Noun

potra f (plural potres)
* Alternative form of poltra (“filly”)

### Further reading

* “potra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “potra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “potra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бодрый (bodryj).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpotrɑ/, [ˈpo̞t̪rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otrɑ
* Hyphenation: pot‧ra

### Adjective

potra (comparative potrempi, superlative potrin) (colloquial)
* energetic, lively (mostly only used of boys, particularly male babies)

#### Usage notes

Nowadays mostly only in the expression potra poika.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of potra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
potrani
potrani
accusative
nom.
potrani
potrani
gen.
potrani
genitive
potrani
potrieni potraini $^{rare}$
partitive
potraani
potriani
inessive
potrassani
potrissani
elative
potrastani
potristani
illative
potraani
potriini
adessive
potrallani
potrillani
ablative
potraltani
potriltani
allative
potralleni
potrilleni
essive
potranani
potrinani
translative
potrakseni
potrikseni
abessive
potrattani
potrittani
instructive
comitative
—potrineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
potrasi
potrasi
accusative
nom.
potrasi
potrasi
gen.
potrasi
genitive
potrasi
potriesi potraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
potraasi
potriasi
inessive
potrassasi
potrissasi
elative
potrastasi
potristasi
illative
potraasi
potriisi
adessive
potrallasi
potrillasi
ablative
potraltasi
potriltasi
allative
potrallesi
potrillesi
essive
potranasi
potrinasi
translative
potraksesi
potriksesi
abessive
potrattasi
potrittasi
instructive
comitative
—potrinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
potramme
potramme
accusative
nom.
potramme
potramme
gen.
potramme
genitive
potramme
potriemme potraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
potraamme
potriamme
inessive
potrassamme
potrissamme
elative
potrastamme
potristamme
illative
potraamme
potriimme
adessive
potrallamme
potrillamme
ablative
potraltamme
potriltamme
allative
potrallemme
potrillemme
essive
potranamme
potrinamme
translative
potraksemme
potriksemme
abessive
potrattamme
potrittamme
instructive
comitative
—potrinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
potranne
potranne
accusative
nom.
potranne
potranne
gen.
potranne
genitive
potranne
potrienne potrainne $^{rare}$
partitive
potraanne
potrianne
inessive
potrassanne
potrissanne
elative
potrastanne
potristanne
illative
potraanne
potriinne
adessive
potrallanne
potrillanne
ablative
potraltanne
potriltanne
allative
potrallenne
potrillenne
essive
potrananne
potrinanne
translative
potraksenne
potriksenne
abessive
potrattanne
potrittanne
instructive
comitative
—potrinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
potransa
potransa
accusative
nom.
potransa
potransa
gen.
potransa
genitive
potransa
potriensa potrainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
potraansa
potriaan potriansa
inessive
potrassaan potrassansa
potrissaan potrissansa
elative
potrastaan potrastansa
potristaan potristansa
illative
potraansa
potriinsa
adessive
potrallaan potrallansa
potrillaan potrillansa
ablative
potraltaan potraltansa
potriltaan potriltansa
allative
potralleen potrallensa
potrilleen potrillensa
essive
potranaan potranansa
potrinaan potrinansa
translative
potrakseen potraksensa
potrikseen potriksensa
abessive
potrattaan potrattansa
potrittaan potrittansa
instructive
comitative
—potrineen potrinensa :

### Further reading

* “potra”, 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 2023-07-03

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.tɾɐ/

### Noun

potra f (plural potras)
* female equivalent of potro
* (medicine) intestinal hernia
* (botany) a disease that causes bulges to appear on the stems of plants
* (Brazil, colloquial) luck; good fortune
    Synonyms: sorte, fortuna
* arrogance; haughtiness
    Synonyms: arrogância, soberba

## Spanish
### Etymology

From potro (whose own etymology is unknown).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpotɾa/ [ˈpo.t̪ɾa]
* Rhymes: -otɾa
* Syllabification: po‧tra

### Noun

potra f (plural potras)
* female equivalent of potro; filly, (young) mare, foal

#### Related terms

* potranca
* potrero

#### See also

* yegua
* caballo

### Further reading

* “potra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10