# potero
## Finnish
### Etymology

Derived in some way from dialectal potti (“puddle”) (the modern meaning is through military slang), from dialectal Swedish pått (compare Norwegian pytt, German Pfütze), from Latin puteus (“pit, well”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpotero/, [ˈpo̞t̪e̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -otero
* Hyphenation: po‧te‧ro

### Noun

potero
* (military) foxhole
* (figuratively) position, standpoint; especially one that is defended vigorously against contradictory or challenging ideas
    Pikaista edistystä ei ole odotettavissa, koska kumpikin neuvotteleva osapuoli on kaivautunut syvälle poteroihinsa.Progress is not to be expected anytime soon as both negotiating parties are deeply rooted in their positions.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of potero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poteroni
poteroni
accusative
nom.
poteroni
poteroni
gen.
poteroni
genitive
poteroni
poterojeni poteroideni poteroitteni
partitive
poteroani
poterojani poteroitani
inessive
poterossani
poteroissani
elative
poterostani
poteroistani
illative
poterooni
poteroihini
adessive
poterollani
poteroillani
ablative
poteroltani
poteroiltani
allative
poterolleni
poteroilleni
essive
poteronani
poteroinani
translative
poterokseni
poteroikseni
abessive
poterottani
poteroittani
instructive
comitative
—poteroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poterosi
poterosi
accusative
nom.
poterosi
poterosi
gen.
poterosi
genitive
poterosi
poterojesi poteroidesi poteroittesi
partitive
poteroasi
poterojasi poteroitasi
inessive
poterossasi
poteroissasi
elative
poterostasi
poteroistasi
illative
poteroosi
poteroihisi
adessive
poterollasi
poteroillasi
ablative
poteroltasi
poteroiltasi
allative
poterollesi
poteroillesi
essive
poteronasi
poteroinasi
translative
poteroksesi
poteroiksesi
abessive
poterottasi
poteroittasi
instructive
comitative
—poteroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poteromme
poteromme
accusative
nom.
poteromme
poteromme
gen.
poteromme
genitive
poteromme
poterojemme poteroidemme poteroittemme
partitive
poteroamme
poterojamme poteroitamme
inessive
poterossamme
poteroissamme
elative
poterostamme
poteroistamme
illative
poteroomme
poteroihimme
adessive
poterollamme
poteroillamme
ablative
poteroltamme
poteroiltamme
allative
poterollemme
poteroillemme
essive
poteronamme
poteroinamme
translative
poteroksemme
poteroiksemme
abessive
poterottamme
poteroittamme
instructive
comitative
—poteroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poteronne
poteronne
accusative
nom.
poteronne
poteronne
gen.
poteronne
genitive
poteronne
poterojenne poteroidenne poteroittenne
partitive
poteroanne
poterojanne poteroitanne
inessive
poterossanne
poteroissanne
elative
poterostanne
poteroistanne
illative
poteroonne
poteroihinne
adessive
poterollanne
poteroillanne
ablative
poteroltanne
poteroiltanne
allative
poterollenne
poteroillenne
essive
poteronanne
poteroinanne
translative
poteroksenne
poteroiksenne
abessive
poterottanne
poteroittanne
instructive
comitative
—poteroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poteronsa
poteronsa
accusative
nom.
poteronsa
poteronsa
gen.
poteronsa
genitive
poteronsa
poterojensa poteroidensa poteroittensa
partitive
poteroaan poteroansa
poterojaan poteroitaan poterojansa poteroitansa
inessive
poterossaan poterossansa
poteroissaan poteroissansa
elative
poterostaan poterostansa
poteroistaan poteroistansa
illative
poteroonsa
poteroihinsa
adessive
poterollaan poterollansa
poteroillaan poteroillansa
ablative
poteroltaan poteroltansa
poteroiltaan poteroiltansa
allative
poterolleen poterollensa
poteroilleen poteroillensa
essive
poteronaan poteronansa
poteroinaan poteroinansa
translative
poterokseen poteroksensa
poteroikseen poteroiksensa
abessive
poterottaan poterottansa
poteroittaan poteroittansa
instructive
comitative
—poteroineen poteroinensa :

#### Derived terms

* avopotero
* makuupotero

### Further reading

* “potero”, 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

## Latin
### Verb

poterō
* first-person singular future active indicative of possum "I shall be able (to)"