potior: all forms
potior means “(verb) get possession of, obtain (+abl./gen.); (adj., comp.) better, preferable”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | potio | potiam | |
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| 2nd singular | potis | potias | poti |
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| 3rd singular | potit | potiat | |
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| 1st plural | potimus | potiamus | |
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| 2nd plural | potitis | potiatis | potite |
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| 3rd plural | potiunt | potiant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | potior | potiar | |
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| 2nd singular | potiris | potiare · potiaris | potire |
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| 3rd singular | potitur | potiatur | |
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| 1st plural | potimur | potiamur | |
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| 2nd plural | potimini | potiamini | potimini |
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| 3rd plural | potiuntur | potiantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | potiebam | potirem |
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| 2nd singular | potiebas | potires |
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| 3rd singular | potiebat | potiret |
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| 1st plural | potiebamus | potiremus |
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| 2nd plural | potiebatis | potiretis |
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| 3rd plural | potiebant | potirent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | potiebar | potirer |
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| 2nd singular | potiebare · potiebaris | potirere · potireris |
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| 3rd singular | potiebatur | potiretur |
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| 1st plural | potiebamur | potiremur |
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| 2nd plural | potiebamini | potiremini |
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| 3rd plural | potiebantur | potirentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | potiam | |
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| 2nd singular | poties | potito |
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| 3rd singular | potiet | potito |
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| 1st plural | potiemus | |
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| 2nd plural | potietis | potitote |
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| 3rd plural | potient | potiunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | potiar | |
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| 2nd singular | potiere · potieris | potitor |
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| 3rd singular | potietur | potitor |
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| 1st plural | potiemur | |
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| 2nd plural | potiemini | |
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| 3rd plural | potientur | potiuntor |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | potire | potiri |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | potiens |
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| Genitive | | potientis |
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| Dative | | potienti |
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| Accusative | potiens | potientem |
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| Ablative | | potiente · potienti |
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| Vocative | | potiens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potientia | potientes |
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| Genitive | | potientum · potientium |
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| Dative | | potientibus |
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| Accusative | potientia | potientes |
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| Ablative | | potientibus |
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| Vocative | potientia | potientes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potiturus | potitura | potiturum | |
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| Genitive | potituri | potiturae | potituri | |
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| Dative | potituro | potiturae | potituro | |
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| Accusative | potiturum | potituram | potiturum | |
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| Ablative | potituro | potitura | potituro | |
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| Vocative | potiture | potitura | potiturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potituri | potiturae | potitura | |
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| Genitive | potiturorum | potiturarum | potiturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | potituris |
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| Accusative | potituros | potituras | potitura | |
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| Ablative | | | | potituris |
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| Vocative | potituri | potiturae | potitura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potitus | potita | potitum | |
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| Genitive | potiti | potitae | potiti | |
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| Dative | potito | potitae | potito | |
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| Accusative | potitum | potitam | potitum | |
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| Ablative | potito | potita | potito | |
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| Vocative | potite | potita | potitum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potiti | potitae | potita | |
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| Genitive | potitorum | potitarum | potitorum | |
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| Dative | | | | potitis |
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| Accusative | potitos | potitas | potita | |
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| Ablative | | | | potitis |
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| Vocative | potiti | potitae | potita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potiendus | potienda | potiendum | |
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| Genitive | potiendi | potiendae | potiendi | |
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| Dative | potiendo | potiendae | potiendo | |
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| Accusative | potiendum | potiendam | potiendum | |
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| Ablative | potiendo | potienda | potiendo | |
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| Vocative | potiende | potienda | potiendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | potiendi | potiendae | potienda | |
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| Genitive | potiendorum | potiendarum | potiendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | potiendis |
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| Accusative | potiendos | potiendas | potienda | |
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| Ablative | | | | potiendis |
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| Vocative | potiendi | potiendae | potienda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | potitum |
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| Ablative | potitu |
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Meaning and examples of potior
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.