potential

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• UK, US: /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
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• US, rare: /po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl/
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• CMU ARPABET: P AH0 T EH1 N SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). By surface analysis, potent + -ial.

129 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Asturian: potencial — existing in possibility
• Bulgarian: възможен (vǎzmožen) — existing in possibility
• Bulgarian: потенциален (potencialen) — existing in possibility
• Catalan: potencial — existing in possibility
• Chinese Mandarin: 潛在 /潜在 (qiánzài) — existing in possibility
• Czech: potenciální — existing in possibility
• Czech: potencionální — existing in possibility
• Danish: potentiel — existing in possibility
• Dutch: potentieel — existing in possibility
• Finnish: mahdollinen — existing in possibility
• Finnish: potentiaalinen — existing in possibility
• French: potentiel — existing in possibility
• Georgian: პოტენციალური (ṗoṭencialuri) — existing in possibility
• German: möglich — existing in possibility
• German: potenziell — existing in possibility
• German: potentiell — existing in possibility
• Greek: δυνητικός (dynitikós) — existing in possibility
• Greek: ενδεχόμενος (endechómenos) — existing in possibility
• Greek: πιθανός (pithanós) — existing in possibility
• Hebrew: פוטנציאלי (potentziáli) — existing in possibility
• Hungarian: potenciális — existing in possibility
• Icelandic: mögulegur — existing in possibility
• Irish: ionchasach — existing in possibility
• Irish: poitéinsiúil — existing in possibility
• Irish: féideartha — existing in possibility
• Italian: potenziale — existing in possibility
• Japanese: 潜在的 (senzaiteki) — existing in possibility
• Korean: 잠재적 (jamjaejeok) — existing in possibility
• Lao: ບົ່ມຊ້ອນ (bom sǭn) — existing in possibility
• Latvian: potenciāls — existing in possibility
• Lithuanian: galimas — existing in possibility
• Māori: torohū — existing in possibility
• Iranian Persian: پتانسیل (potânsiyel) — existing in possibility
• Polish: potencjalny — existing in possibility
• Portuguese: potencial — existing in possibility
• Russian: потенциа́льный (potɛnciálʹnyj) — existing in possibility
• Russian: возмо́жный (vozmóžnyj) — existing in possibility
• Spanish: potencial — existing in possibility
• Spanish: posible — existing in possibility
• Swedish: potentiell — existing in possibility
• Tagalog: binitin — existing in possibility
• Turkish: gizil — existing in possibility
• Turkish: potansiyel — existing in possibility
• Ukrainian: потенці́йний (potencíjnyj) — existing in possibility
• Ukrainian: можли́вий (možlývyj) — existing in possibility
• Armenian: ներուժ (neruž) — currently unrealized ability
• Armenian: պոտենցիալ (potencʻial) — currently unrealized ability
• Bulgarian: потенциал (potencial) — currently unrealized ability
• Catalan: potencial — currently unrealized ability
• Chinese Mandarin: 潛力 /潜力 (qiánlì) — currently unrealized ability
• Chinese Mandarin: 潜力 (qiánlì) — currently unrealized ability
• Chinese Mandarin: 潛質 /潜质 — currently unrealized ability
• Chinese Mandarin: 潜质 (qiánzhì) — currently unrealized ability
• Esperanto: potencialo — currently unrealized ability
• Finnish: potentiaali — currently unrealized ability
• French: possibilités — currently unrealized ability
• French: potentiel — currently unrealized ability
• Galician: potencial — currently unrealized ability
• Georgian: პოტენციალი (ṗoṭenciali) — currently unrealized ability
• German: Potential — currently unrealized ability
• Greek: δυναμικό (dynamikó) — currently unrealized ability
• Ancient Greek: δυναμικόν (dunamikón) — currently unrealized ability
• Hungarian: potenciál — currently unrealized ability
• Indonesian: potensi — currently unrealized ability
• Irish: cumas — currently unrealized ability
• Irish: acmhainneacht — currently unrealized ability
• Italian: potenziale — currently unrealized ability
• Japanese: 可能性 (kanōsei) — currently unrealized ability
• Japanese: ポテンシャル (potensharu) — currently unrealized ability
• Japanese: 潜在力 (senzairyoku) — currently unrealized ability
• Japanese: 潜在能力 (senzai nōryoku) — currently unrealized ability
• Korean: 가능성 (ganeungseong) — currently unrealized ability
• Korean: 잠재력 (jamjaeryeok) — currently unrealized ability
• Kyrgyz: дарамет (daramet) — currently unrealized ability
• Kyrgyz: кудурет (kuduret) — currently unrealized ability
• Kyrgyz: магдыр (magdır) — currently unrealized ability
• Lao: ສັກກະຍະພາບ (sak ka nya phāp) — currently unrealized ability
• Lao: ທ່າແຮງ (thā hǣng) — currently unrealized ability
• Malay: potensi — currently unrealized ability
• Māori: pitomata — currently unrealized ability
• Māori: torohū — currently unrealized ability
• Iranian Persian: پتانسیل (potânsiyel) — currently unrealized ability
• Polish: potencjał — currently unrealized ability
• Portuguese: potencial — currently unrealized ability
• Romanian: potențial — currently unrealized ability
• Russian: потенциа́л (potɛnciál) — currently unrealized ability
• Russian: зада́тки (zadátki) — currently unrealized ability
• Spanish: potencial — currently unrealized ability
• Swedish: potential — currently unrealized ability
• Thai: ศักยภาพ (sàk-gà-yá-pâap) — currently unrealized ability
• Turkish: gizil — currently unrealized ability
• Turkish: gizli — currently unrealized ability
• Turkish: potansiyel — currently unrealized ability
• Ukrainian: потенціа́л (potenciál) — currently unrealized ability
• Vietnamese: tiềm năng — currently unrealized ability
• Catalan: potencial — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Chinese Mandarin: 勢能 /势能 (qiánnéng) — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Finnish: potentiaali — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Georgian: პოტენციალი (ṗoṭenciali) — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Hungarian: potenciál — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Irish: poitéinseal — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Japanese: 位置エネルギー (ichi enerugī) — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Portuguese: potencial — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Tagalog: kaigtingan — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Turkish: gizil güç — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Turkish: potansiyel — physics: the radial component of a gravitational field
• Bulgarian: потенциал (potencial) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Catalan: potencial — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Chinese Mandarin: 電勢 /电势 (diànshì) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Chinese Mandarin: 電位 /电位 (diànwèi) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Czech: potenciál — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Finnish: potentiaali — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Georgian: პოტენციალი (ṗoṭenciali) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• German: Potential — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Hindi: विभव (vibhav) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Hungarian: potenciál — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Irish: poitéinseal — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Japanese: 電位 (den'i) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Japanese: ポテンシャル (potensharu) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Polish: potencjał — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Portuguese: potencial — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Romanian: potențial — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Russian: потенциа́л (potɛnciál) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Swedish: potential — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Turkish: gizil güç — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Turkish: potansiyel — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Ukrainian: потенціа́л (potenciál) — energy of a unit electrical charge
• Finnish: potentiaali — grammar: verbal construction
• Irish: cumas — grammar: verbal construction