potra

See also: potrà, and potrą

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpo.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpo.tɾa]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish potra.

Noun

potra f (plural potres)

1. inguinal hernia
2. good luck
3. colic (persistent anger or crying in children)

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

potra f (plural potres)

1. 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^(key): /ˈpotrɑ/, [ˈpo̞t̪rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pot‧ra

Adjective

potra (comparative potrempi, superlative potrin) (colloquial)

1. energetic, lively (mostly only used of boys, particularly male babies)

Usage notes

Nowadays mostly only in the expression potra poika.

Declension

Inflection of potra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		potra	potrat
genitive		potran	potrien
partitive		potraa	potria
illative		potraan	potriin
		singular	plural
nominative		potra	potrat
accusative	nom.	potra	potrat
	gen.	potran
genitive		potran	potrien potrain rare
partitive		potraa	potria
inessive		potrassa	potrissa
elative		potrasta	potrista
illative		potraan	potriin
adessive		potralla	potrilla
ablative		potralta	potrilta
allative		potralle	potrille
essive		potrana	potrina
translative		potraksi	potriksi
abessive		potratta	potritta
instructive		—	potrin
comitative		—	potrine

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^[1] (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^(key): /ˈpo.tɾɐ/

Noun

potra f (plural potras)

1. female equivalent of potro
2. (medicine) intestinal hernia
3. (botany) a disease that causes bulges to appear on the stems of plants
4. (Brazil, colloquial) luck; good fortune

   Synonyms: sorte, fortuna

5. arrogance; haughtiness

   Synonyms: arrogância, soberba

Spanish

Etymology

From potro (whose own etymology is unknown).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpotɾa/ [ˈpo.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -otɾa
• Syllabification: po‧tra

Noun

potra f (plural potras)

1. 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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28