English

Proper noun

Pott

1. A surname​.

Derived terms

• Pott's disease
• Pott's fracture

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔt/

Etymology

From Middle Low German pot and Middle High German pot (West Central German, 12th century). Further origin uncertain; see English pot for more.

Noun

Pott m ‎(genitive Potts or Pottes, plural Pötte)

1. (regional) large cup
2. (regional) pot (cooking vessel)
3. (regional) pot; jar (storage vessel)
4. (informal) large ship
5. (informal) cup (sports trophy)
6. (gambling) pot
7. (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).

Synonyms

• (large cup): (große) Tasse
• (cooking/storage vessel): Topf
• (sports trophy): Pokal
• (toilet): Toilette; Klo; Lokus; Scheißhaus

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Pott m ‎(genitive Potts)

1. (informal, short for Kohlenpott) the Ruhr Area

English

Noun

pott ‎(plural potts)

1. Obsolete form of pot.

Etymology 2

Unknown. Possibly from originally bearing a watermark of a pot or from a manufacturer's or merchant's name.

Noun

pott ‎(uncountable)

1. An old size of paper, 12.5 × 15 inches.

   pott paper

Icelandic

Noun

pott

1. indefinite accusative singular of pottur

Swedish

Noun

pott c

1. (in gambling:) pot, kitty