pudeir
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pudair
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) puder
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, for Latin possum, posse. The Latin infinitive potere was formed analogically in post-classical Latin from the present participle, potens, potentis. (4th century, found in the Vetus Latina).
Verb
pudeir
- (Surmiran) to be able (to)