# poder
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

### Verb

poder
* to be able to, can

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

### Noun

poder m (plural poderes)
* power

### Verb

poder
* to be able to, can

#### Conjugation
## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poder.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poˈdeɾ/ [poˈd̪eɾ]
* Hyphenation: po‧der

### Noun

podér (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜍ᜔)
* power, might, force
    Synonyms: puwersa, kapangyarihan
* right, authority
    Synonym: awtoridad

#### See also

* poderoso
* puwede
* puwedeser

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [puˈðɛ]
* IPA: (Balearic) [poˈðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [poˈðeɾ]
* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

poder (first-person singular present puc, first-person singular preterite poguí, past participle pogut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* to be able; can
* to be allowed, to be permitted; may

##### Derived terms

* potser

##### Related terms

* potent

### Etymology 2

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [puˈðɛr]
* IPA: (Balearic) [poˈðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [poˈðeɾ]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

poder m (plural poders)
* power
* ability

##### Derived terms

* apoderar
* poderós

### Etymology 3

Per GDLC, a popular alteration of potser.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [puˈðe]
* IPA: (Balearic) [poˈðe]
* IPA: (Valencia) [poˈðeɾ]

#### Adverb

poder
* (colloquial) maybe
    Synonym: potser

### References

* “poder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “poder”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “poder” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “poder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [poˈðeɾ]

### Verb

poder (first-person singular present podo, first-person singular preterite puiden, past participle podido) poder (first-person singular present podo or posso, first-person singular preterite pudem or pude, past participle podido, reintegrationist norm)
* can (to be able)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Further reading

* “poder”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### Noun

poder m (plural poderes)
* power
* might
* possession

#### Derived terms

* poderoso (“powerful; mighty”)

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “poder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poder”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poder”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Occitan
### Alternative forms

* podeir, pogússer, pogueir (Auvergne)
* puescher (Vivaro-Alpine, Limousin)

### Etymology

From Old Occitan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

### Pronunciation

* (Lengadocian) IPA: /puˈðe/
* (Limousin) IPA: /puˈðej/
* Audio (Béarn):(file)
* Hyphenation: po‧der

### Verb

poder
* to be able to, can

#### Conjugation
### Noun

poder m (plural poders)
* power

## Old Occitan
### Alternative forms

* poer

### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

### Noun

poder m (oblique plural poders, nominative singular poders, nominative plural poder)
* power (ability; capability)

### Verb

poder
* can; be able to

#### Descendants

* Occitan: poder

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “posse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 233

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /poˈde(ʁ)/ [poˈde(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /poˈde(ʁ)/ [poˈde(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /poˈde(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /poˈde(ʁ)/ [poˈde(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /poˈde(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /puˈdeɾ/ [puˈðeɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /puˈdeɾ/ [puˈðeɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /puˈde.ɾi/ [puˈðe.ɾi]
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /poˈde(h)/
** (without vowel harmony) IPA: /pɔˈde(h)/
* (Rural Central Brazil) IPA: /puˈde(ɹ)/
* Hyphenation: po‧der

#### Verb

poder (first-person singular present posso, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)
* (auxiliary) to be able to; can (to have the ability to) [with infinitive]
    Synonym: conseguir
    Eu posso arrumar isso.I can fix this.
* (auxiliary) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to) [with infinitive]
    Não podem ficar no pátio.You can’t stay in the patio.
* (auxiliary) can; could (indicates possibility) [with infinitive]
    O montanhista podia cair a qualquer momento.The climber could fall at any moment.
* (auxiliary) may; might (indicates possibility but uncertainty) [with infinitive]
    Pode ser que eu vá.I might go.
* (intransitive) to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand) [with com ‘someone’]
    Ninguém pode comigo!No one can take me on!
* (informal, intransitive) to be allowed
    Comer aqui pode.Eating here is allowed.
* (informal, intransitive) to be available for a meeting or appointment
    Eu posso terça.I'm available on Tuesday.

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.

### Etymology 2

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /poˈdeʁ/ [poˈdeh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /poˈdeʁ/ [poˈdeh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /poˈdeɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /poˈdeʁ/ [poˈdeχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /poˈdeɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /puˈdeɾ/ [puˈðeɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /puˈdeɾ/ [puˈðeɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /puˈde.ɾi/ [puˈðe.ɾi]
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /poˈdeh/
** (without vowel harmony) IPA: /pɔˈdeh/
* (Rural Central Brazil) IPA: /puˈdeɹ/
* Hyphenation: po‧der

#### Noun

poder m (plural poderes)
* power (the ability to coerce, influence or control)
    O rei do Reino Unido tem pouco poder.The king of the United Kingdom has little power.
* (chiefly geopolitics) power (a powerful organization, especially a country)
    Synonym: potência
    Os poderes mundiais se reuniram.The world powers got together.
* possession; Only used in em poder de
    Synonym: posse
* (politics) power (branch of the government)
    Quem lida com isso é o poder judiciário.The branch that deals with this is the judiciary.
* power (extraordinary quality)
    Synonym: virtude
    Essa vacina tem o poder da cura.This vaccine has the power of cure.
* (science fiction) power; superpower (supernatural ability)
    Synonym: superpoder
    Meu poder favorito é o teletransporte.My favorite power is teleportation.

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poˈdeɾ/ [poˈð̞eɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: po‧der

### Verb

poder (first-person singular present puedo, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)
* to be able to, can
    ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana?Could you come with me tomorrow?
    No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso.You can't go out since you're not allowed.
    No puedo hablar francés.I can't speak French.
    Podría ayudar si me dejaran.I could help you if you would let me.
* (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with someone's personality
    ¿Te podés el número de tu prima?Do you know your cousin's phone number?
    Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores.As a coach, I must know my players really well.

#### Usage notes

* This verb is replaced with saber or ser capaz de for use with skills (as in to know how to do something) and omitted when relating to verbs of sense.
    Puedes hacerlo. ― You can do it.
    Ella es capaz de nadar. / Ella sabe nadar. ― She can swim.
    Lo veo. ― I [can] see it.
In the preterite, poder means "to succeed in doing".
    Pude hablar con el profesor después de la clase.I managed to speak with the professor after class.
    Podíamos hablar con el profesor cuando quisiéramos.We could talk to the professor whenever we wanted.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* a más no poder
* hasta más no poder
* no poder con su alma
* no poder hacer carrera
* no puede ser
* poder con
* puede que
* querer es poder
* se puede

#### Related terms

* potencia
* potencial
* potentado
* potente
* pudiente

### Noun

poder m (plural poderes)
* power, reign
* proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
* authorization
    Synonym: autorización

#### Derived terms

* a poder de
* a poder ser
* abuso de poder
* apoderar
* cuarto poder
* división de poderes
* poder absoluto
* poder adquisitivo
* poder de resolución
* poder ejecutivo
* poder legislativo
* poderoso
* por poder

### Further reading

* “poder”, 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

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* puder

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /poˈdeɾ/ [poˈd̪ɛɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: po‧der

### Noun

podér (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜇ᜔)
* power
    Synonyms: kapangyarihan, puwersa
* authority
    Synonym: awtoridad

### Further reading

* “poder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Pedro