POSS, poss
Sounds Like: POSS
Translations: you may, you might, you can, you are able, they may, they might, they can, they are able
From the root: POSSUM
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the Latin verb 'possum', meaning 'to be able' or 'to have power'. It is a common auxiliary verb used to express capability, possibility, or permission. In the provided examples, it indicates what 'you' or 'they' are able to do.
Inflection: Second Person Plural, Present Subjunctive, Active Voice OR Third Person Plural, Present Subjunctive, Active Voice
Instances
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, POSSUM.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- POSSET — might be able, could, would be able
- POSSINT — they may be able, they might be able, they can
- POSSIS — you may be able, you might be able, you can, you could
- POSSIT — may be able, might be able, can, could
- POSSITIS — you may be able, you might be able, you can
- POSSUM — I am able, I can, I have power, I am powerful
- POSSUNT — they are able, they can
- POTERIS — you will be able, you can
- POTEST — he is able, she is able, it is able, he can, she can, it can
- POTNRITIS — you will be able, you can
- POTUIT — he was able, she was able, it was able, he could, she could, it could, he had the power, she had the power, it had the power
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