How would you translate the following:

I drink, therefore I am

I agree that that is what it is intended to mean.
However, Lewis & Short's Latin Dictionary defines "potio" thus:

pŏtĭo , īvi, īre, v. a. [potis] ,
to put into the power of, to subject to any one

I'm serious, I need to know this!

Hey, thank's for the responses. Somehow, I was not informed of your replies before I sent a plea! Potio in my Latin dictionary would be "to (or I) drink".

Peace!

I pulled out my trusty Cassell's and here's what I find.
"Potio" (verb) "I put in the power of"
Potio" (noun) "a drinking", "a drink"
"Poto" (verb) "I drink"

What dictionary are you consulting?

I should have consulted my 1982 Oxford Latin Dictionary before posting before; then I could have corrected "potio ergo sum" to "poto ergo sum"

potare
conjugation: 1

poto
potas
potat

potamus
potatis
potant

I'll drink to that.

I refer to "The New College Latin & English Dictionary" by John C. Traupman, St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, copyright 1966--ISBN 0-87720-560-4

Poti*o -onis f drinking; drink, draught; magic potion

Though I see:

Pot*o -are vt to drink; to absorb

Hey, I'll drink to that as well!

The difference is as follows:

potio is a noun, which means drink or potion or draught.

poto is the (first person singular) form of the verb "potare" which means "I drink"

I hope that wasn't a tattoo.

There's a fortune to be made by the inventor of tattoo correct-type.

That problem was solved by the inventor of the Chinese character tattoo.

Tattoos in Chinese mean whatever the tattoo artist says they mean (most of them are made up on the spot). Of course, savvy tattoo owners can also change the meaning as they wish.

Hmmm . . .
Maybe I should get the Lovely Bride on board to do Chinese translations.

Would she tell the burly biker guy that his "Rebel" tattoo really says "impotent".

Hey, "Potio ergo sum" is quite a commentary on Descarte's "cogito ergo sum". I suppose it would translate as "I relinquish power therefore I am". What a comment on Western Life!

There was once a burly biker who just couldn't keep up with the other primate American bikers, so he moved to China to blaze the streets on a "rice burner" just to aggravate the locals. He proceeded to offend just about everyone around the town with his cocky American attitude. After he began to get bored with his daily beligerent behavior, he decided to get a Chinese tatoo to liven things up a bit. For the next two weeks he found that each traverse into town on his bike resulted in a major "ass-whoopin'". He began to tire from the beatings and his American attitude soon wained. Upon return to the states, he learned that the Chinese tatoo artist had written "I hate Asians" on his forehead. Poor sod!

Hey, I took just 4 semesters of Latin at the University about 30 years ago and just needed a little help conjugating the term. Thanks for your help!

I thought this forum was intended to assist others with problems in specific areas by "experts" in the field. Are you a happy person?