POSSUM, possum
Sounds Like: POS-sum
Translations: I am able, I can, I have power, I am powerful
From the root: POSSUM
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Possum is an irregular Latin verb meaning 'to be able' or 'to can'. It is a compound of 'potis' (able) and 'sum' (to be). It is used with an infinitive to express ability or possibility. For example, 'Possum ire' means 'I am able to go' or 'I can go'. Its forms are highly irregular, especially in the present tense, where the 't' of 'potis' often assimilates to 's' before 's' or 'f' (e.g., 'possum' from 'pot-sum').
Inflection: First Person, Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
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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.
- POSS — you may, you might, you can, you are able, they may, they might, they can, they are able
- 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
- 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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