Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpotːu/, [ˈpo̞t̪ːu]
- Rhymes: -otːu
- Syllabification(key): pot‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): pot‧tu
Etymology 1
Clipping of potaatti + -u.
Noun
pottu (colloquial)
- potato, spud
- Synonym: peruna
- euphemistic form of vittu (a swear word)
Declension
| Inflection of pottu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
|
| nominative
|
pottu
|
potut
|
| genitive
|
potun
|
pottujen
|
| partitive
|
pottua
|
pottuja
|
| illative
|
pottuun
|
pottuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottu
|
potut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottu
|
potut
|
| gen.
|
potun
|
| genitive
|
potun
|
pottujen
|
| partitive
|
pottua
|
pottuja
|
| inessive
|
potussa
|
potuissa
|
| elative
|
potusta
|
potuista
|
| illative
|
pottuun
|
pottuihin
|
| adessive
|
potulla
|
potuilla
|
| ablative
|
potulta
|
potuilta
|
| allative
|
potulle
|
potuille
|
| essive
|
pottuna
|
pottuina
|
| translative
|
potuksi
|
potuiksi
|
| abessive
|
potutta
|
potuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
potuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottuni
|
pottuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottuni
|
pottuni
|
| gen.
|
pottuni
|
| genitive
|
pottuni
|
pottujeni
|
| partitive
|
pottuani
|
pottujani
|
| inessive
|
potussani
|
potuissani
|
| elative
|
potustani
|
potuistani
|
| illative
|
pottuuni
|
pottuihini
|
| adessive
|
potullani
|
potuillani
|
| ablative
|
potultani
|
potuiltani
|
| allative
|
potulleni
|
potuilleni
|
| essive
|
pottunani
|
pottuinani
|
| translative
|
potukseni
|
potuikseni
|
| abessive
|
potuttani
|
potuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottusi
|
pottusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottusi
|
pottusi
|
| gen.
|
pottusi
|
| genitive
|
pottusi
|
pottujesi
|
| partitive
|
pottuasi
|
pottujasi
|
| inessive
|
potussasi
|
potuissasi
|
| elative
|
potustasi
|
potuistasi
|
| illative
|
pottuusi
|
pottuihisi
|
| adessive
|
potullasi
|
potuillasi
|
| ablative
|
potultasi
|
potuiltasi
|
| allative
|
potullesi
|
potuillesi
|
| essive
|
pottunasi
|
pottuinasi
|
| translative
|
potuksesi
|
potuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
potuttasi
|
potuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottumme
|
pottumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottumme
|
pottumme
|
| gen.
|
pottumme
|
| genitive
|
pottumme
|
pottujemme
|
| partitive
|
pottuamme
|
pottujamme
|
| inessive
|
potussamme
|
potuissamme
|
| elative
|
potustamme
|
potuistamme
|
| illative
|
pottuumme
|
pottuihimme
|
| adessive
|
potullamme
|
potuillamme
|
| ablative
|
potultamme
|
potuiltamme
|
| allative
|
potullemme
|
potuillemme
|
| essive
|
pottunamme
|
pottuinamme
|
| translative
|
potuksemme
|
potuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
potuttamme
|
potuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottunne
|
pottunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottunne
|
pottunne
|
| gen.
|
pottunne
|
| genitive
|
pottunne
|
pottujenne
|
| partitive
|
pottuanne
|
pottujanne
|
| inessive
|
potussanne
|
potuissanne
|
| elative
|
potustanne
|
potuistanne
|
| illative
|
pottuunne
|
pottuihinne
|
| adessive
|
potullanne
|
potuillanne
|
| ablative
|
potultanne
|
potuiltanne
|
| allative
|
potullenne
|
potuillenne
|
| essive
|
pottunanne
|
pottuinanne
|
| translative
|
potuksenne
|
potuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
potuttanne
|
potuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottunsa
|
pottunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottunsa
|
pottunsa
|
| gen.
|
pottunsa
|
| genitive
|
pottunsa
|
pottujensa
|
| partitive
|
pottuaan
pottuansa
|
pottujaan
pottujansa
|
| inessive
|
potussaan
potussansa
|
potuissaan
potuissansa
|
| elative
|
potustaan
potustansa
|
potuistaan
potuistansa
|
| illative
|
pottuunsa
|
pottuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
potullaan
potullansa
|
potuillaan
potuillansa
|
| ablative
|
potultaan
potultansa
|
potuiltaan
potuiltansa
|
| allative
|
potulleen
potullensa
|
potuilleen
potuillensa
|
| essive
|
pottunaan
pottunansa
|
pottuinaan
pottuinansa
|
| translative
|
potukseen
potuksensa
|
potuikseen
potuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
potuttaan
potuttansa
|
potuittaan
potuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuineen
pottuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
A variant of potta.
Noun
pottu
- (dialectal) potty
- Synonym: potta
- (colloquial) bottle, especially one of booze
- Synonym: pullo
Declension
| Inflection of pottu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
|
| nominative
|
pottu
|
potut
|
| genitive
|
potun
|
pottujen
|
| partitive
|
pottua
|
pottuja
|
| illative
|
pottuun
|
pottuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottu
|
potut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottu
|
potut
|
| gen.
|
potun
|
| genitive
|
potun
|
pottujen
|
| partitive
|
pottua
|
pottuja
|
| inessive
|
potussa
|
potuissa
|
| elative
|
potusta
|
potuista
|
| illative
|
pottuun
|
pottuihin
|
| adessive
|
potulla
|
potuilla
|
| ablative
|
potulta
|
potuilta
|
| allative
|
potulle
|
potuille
|
| essive
|
pottuna
|
pottuina
|
| translative
|
potuksi
|
potuiksi
|
| abessive
|
potutta
|
potuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
potuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottuni
|
pottuni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottuni
|
pottuni
|
| gen.
|
pottuni
|
| genitive
|
pottuni
|
pottujeni
|
| partitive
|
pottuani
|
pottujani
|
| inessive
|
potussani
|
potuissani
|
| elative
|
potustani
|
potuistani
|
| illative
|
pottuuni
|
pottuihini
|
| adessive
|
potullani
|
potuillani
|
| ablative
|
potultani
|
potuiltani
|
| allative
|
potulleni
|
potuilleni
|
| essive
|
pottunani
|
pottuinani
|
| translative
|
potukseni
|
potuikseni
|
| abessive
|
potuttani
|
potuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottusi
|
pottusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottusi
|
pottusi
|
| gen.
|
pottusi
|
| genitive
|
pottusi
|
pottujesi
|
| partitive
|
pottuasi
|
pottujasi
|
| inessive
|
potussasi
|
potuissasi
|
| elative
|
potustasi
|
potuistasi
|
| illative
|
pottuusi
|
pottuihisi
|
| adessive
|
potullasi
|
potuillasi
|
| ablative
|
potultasi
|
potuiltasi
|
| allative
|
potullesi
|
potuillesi
|
| essive
|
pottunasi
|
pottuinasi
|
| translative
|
potuksesi
|
potuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
potuttasi
|
potuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottumme
|
pottumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottumme
|
pottumme
|
| gen.
|
pottumme
|
| genitive
|
pottumme
|
pottujemme
|
| partitive
|
pottuamme
|
pottujamme
|
| inessive
|
potussamme
|
potuissamme
|
| elative
|
potustamme
|
potuistamme
|
| illative
|
pottuumme
|
pottuihimme
|
| adessive
|
potullamme
|
potuillamme
|
| ablative
|
potultamme
|
potuiltamme
|
| allative
|
potullemme
|
potuillemme
|
| essive
|
pottunamme
|
pottuinamme
|
| translative
|
potuksemme
|
potuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
potuttamme
|
potuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottunne
|
pottunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottunne
|
pottunne
|
| gen.
|
pottunne
|
| genitive
|
pottunne
|
pottujenne
|
| partitive
|
pottuanne
|
pottujanne
|
| inessive
|
potussanne
|
potuissanne
|
| elative
|
potustanne
|
potuistanne
|
| illative
|
pottuunne
|
pottuihinne
|
| adessive
|
potullanne
|
potuillanne
|
| ablative
|
potultanne
|
potuiltanne
|
| allative
|
potullenne
|
potuillenne
|
| essive
|
pottunanne
|
pottuinanne
|
| translative
|
potuksenne
|
potuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
potuttanne
|
potuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
pottunsa
|
pottunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pottunsa
|
pottunsa
|
| gen.
|
pottunsa
|
| genitive
|
pottunsa
|
pottujensa
|
| partitive
|
pottuaan
pottuansa
|
pottujaan
pottujansa
|
| inessive
|
potussaan
potussansa
|
potuissaan
potuissansa
|
| elative
|
potustaan
potustansa
|
potuistaan
potuistansa
|
| illative
|
pottuunsa
|
pottuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
potullaan
potullansa
|
potuillaan
potuillansa
|
| ablative
|
potultaan
potultansa
|
potuiltaan
potuiltansa
|
| allative
|
potulleen
potullensa
|
potuilleen
potuillensa
|
| essive
|
pottunaan
pottunansa
|
pottuinaan
pottuinansa
|
| translative
|
potukseen
potuksensa
|
potuikseen
potuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
potuttaan
potuttansa
|
potuittaan
potuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pottuineen
pottuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
- kakkapottu
- pissapottu
- viinapottu
Further reading
Anagrams