Pott
See also: pott, pótt, and pött
English
Etymology
- As an English surname (and north German adaptations), from the noun pot. Compare Potter.
- Also as a north German surname, from Low German Pütt (“pool; mine shaft, pit”) (high German Pfütze).
Proper noun
Pott
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Pott's disease
- Pott's fracture
- Pottsville
Anagrams
- T-top, TOTP, topt
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔt/
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German pot and Middle High German pot (West Central German, 12th century), from Old Saxon *pott, from Proto-Germanic *puttaz. See English pot for more.
Noun
Pott m (strong, genitive Pottes or Potts, plural Pötte)
- (regional) large cup
- ein Pott Kaffee ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (regional) pot (cooking vessel)
- (regional) pot; jar (storage vessel)
- (informal) large ship
- (informal) cup (sports trophy)
- (gambling) pot
- (colloquial) toilet
Usage notes
- In its original use for a kitchen vessel, the word is used chiefly in western and northern Germany. For “large cup” it is commonly found in writing in these areas. The sense “cooking or storage vessel” is also very common in the vernaculars, but the more properly standard term Topf tends to be preferred in writing.
- The derived meanings, particularly that of “sports trophy”, are not regionally restricted (at least not within Germany).
Declension
Declension of Pott [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Pott | die | Pötte |
| genitive | eines | des | Pottes, Potts | der | Pötte |
| dative | einem | dem | Pott, Potte1 | den | Pötten |
| accusative | einen | den | Pott | die | Pötte |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Synonyms
- (large cup): (große) Tasse
- (cooking/storage vessel): Topf
- (sports trophy): Pokal
- (toilet): Toilette; Klo; Lokus; Scheißhaus
Derived terms
- potthässlich
- Pottsau
- Pottwal
- Ruhrpott
Proper noun
Pott m (proper noun, strong, genitive Potts)
- (informal) Ellipsis of Ruhrpott; the Ruhr Area
- 1995 November 10, Bernd Müllender, “Ente, wir danken Sie”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, ISSN 0931-9085, page 19:
- Das volle alte Ruhrpottklischee: Links die Autobahn, daneben Müllverbrennungsanlage, die alte Kokerei, die Veba- Chemie. […] Hier hat Willi „Ente“ Lippens seine Ranch; er züchtet Pferde und führt eine Ausflugskneipe mit Namen „Mitten im Pott“.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Further reading
- “Pott” in Duden online
- “Pott” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache