potēns

pot--ēns lat. (Genitiv potentis) Part.adj. 'fähig sein'; ‘mächtig, vermögend, fähig, einflußreich, stark’,

Präsens Aktiv Partizip von possum „fähig zu (können)“). Möglicherweise abgeleitet von Proto-Italic*potēnts.

Adjective

potēns (genitive potentis, comparative potentior, superlative potentissimus, adverb potenter); third-declension one-termination participle

1. being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: praevalēns, fortis, potis, validus, strēnuus, ingēns, firmus, compos

   Antonyms: dēbilis, languidus, aeger, fractus, tenuis, obnoxius, īnfirmus, inops

   potens (or compos) sui ― master of himself, self-controlled

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.tens/, [ˈpɔt̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpo.tens/, [ˈpɔːt̪ens]

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	potēns			potentēs	potentia
Genitive	potentis			potentium
Dative	potentī			potentibus
Accusative	potentem	potēns		potentēs potentīs	potentia
Ablative	potente potentī1			potentibus
Vocative	potēns			potentēs	potentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.