German

Noun

Puder m, n ‎(genitive Puders, plural Puder, diminutive Püderchen n)

1. powder (for cosmetic purposes)

Usage notes

• The more general word for “powder” is Pulver.
• The use as a neuter is considered colloquial by some authorities, but is well attestable in edited texts. In the vernaculars of northern and central Germany, Puder is predominantly neuter.

Declension

Related terms

• pudern

Danish

Noun

puder c

1. plural indefinite of pude

German

Verb

puder

1. First-person singular present of pudern.
2. Imperative singular of pudern.

Portuguese

Verb

puder

1. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of poder
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) personal infinitive of poder
3. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of poder
4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) future subjunctive of poder

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pudair
• (Surmiran) pudeir

Etymolgy

From Vulgar Latin *potēre, for Latin possum, posse. A Latin infinitive *potēre was formed analogically from the present participle, potens, in post-classical Latin (4th century, found in the Vetus Latina).

Verb

puder

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) to be able (to)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǔːder/
• Hyphenation: pu‧der

Noun

púder m ‎(Cyrillic spelling пу́дер)

1. powder (for cosmetic purposes)

Declension