potra

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈpu.tɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈpo.tɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpo.tɾa] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish potra. ==== Noun ==== potra f (plural potres) inguinal hernia good luck colic (persistent anger or crying in children) === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. ==== Noun ==== potra f (plural potres) alternative form of poltra (“filly”) === Further reading === “potra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “potra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “potra”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian бодрый (bodryj). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpotrɑ/, [ˈpo̞t̪rɑ̝] Rhymes: -otrɑ Syllabification(key): pot‧ra Hyphenation(key): pot‧ra === Adjective === potra (comparative potrempi, superlative potrin) (colloquial) energetic, lively (mostly only used of boys, particularly male babies) ==== Usage notes ==== Nowadays mostly only in the expression potra poika. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “potra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === potra f (plural potras) female equivalent of potro (medicine) intestinal hernia (botany) a disease that causes bulges to appear on the stems of plants (Brazil, colloquial) luck; good fortune Synonyms: sorte, fortuna arrogance; haughtiness Synonyms: arrogância, soberba === Further reading === “potra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “potra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpotɾa/ [ˈpo.t̪ɾa] Rhymes: -otɾa Syllabification: po‧tra === Etymology 1 === From potro (“colt, foal”) + -a (feminine suffix). ==== Noun ==== potra f (plural potras) female equivalent of potro: filly, young mare, female foal ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== caballo yegua === Etymology 2 === Unknown. The Real Academia Española (DRAE) considers it of uncertain origin. The colloquial sense of "luck" derives from its primary medical sense, as people suffering from a hernia could allegedly predict rain or weather changes due to their aches, which was perceived as a lucky "sixth sense." ==== Noun ==== potra f (plural potras) (pathology) hernia (especially an umbilical or scrotal hernia) (Spain, colloquial) luck, dumb luck, a fluke Synonyms: chorra, chiripa, suerte, coña por potra ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) === Further reading === “potra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025