pott

pott

See also: Pott

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pott (plural potts)

  1. Obsolete form of pot.

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from originally bearing a watermark of a pot or from a manufacturer's or merchant's name.

Noun

pott (uncountable)

  1. An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.
    pott paper
Derived terms

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German pot, put.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpotʲː/

Noun

pott (genitive poti, partitive potti)

  1. pot

Declension

Declension of pott (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative pott potid
accusative nom.
gen. poti
genitive pottide
partitive potti potte
pottisid
illative potti
potisse
pottidesse
potesse
inessive potis pottides
potes
elative potist pottidest
potest
allative potile pottidele
potele
adessive potil pottidel
potel
ablative potilt pottidelt
potelt
translative potiks pottideks
poteks
terminative potini pottideni
essive potina pottidena
abessive potita pottideta
comitative potiga pottidega

Icelandic

Noun

pott

  1. indefinite accusative singular of pottur

Middle English

Noun

pott

  1. alternative form of pot

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *puttaz (pot), from Proto-Indo-European *budnós (a type of vessel)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pott/, [pot]
    • Rhymes: -ott

    Noun

    pott m

    1. pot

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative pott pottas
    accusative pott pottas
    genitive pottes potta
    dative potte pottum

    Descendants

    • English: pot, pott

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From Old Norse pottr (pot, tub, basin), from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (pot, jar, tub). Doublet of potta.

    Noun

    pott c

    1. (gambling) pot, kitty

    Declension

    Further reading

    • pott”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
    • pott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)