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Poli

Poli

See also: poli, polí, póli, polī, poļi, poli-, and pòlì

Faroese

Proper noun

Poli m

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Poli: Polason
  • daughter of Poli: Poladóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Poli
Accusative Pola
Dative Pola
Genitive Pola

poli

poli

See also: Poli, polí, póli, polī, poļi, połi, poli-, and pòlì

Finnish

Noun

poli

  1. (colloquial) polyclinic

Declension

Inflection of poli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative poli polit
genitive polin polien
partitive polia poleja
illative poliin poleihin
singular plural
nominative poli polit
accusative nom. poli polit
gen. polin
genitive polin polien
partitive polia poleja
inessive polissa poleissa
elative polista poleista
illative poliin poleihin
adessive polilla poleilla
ablative polilta poleilta
allative polille poleille
essive polina poleina
translative poliksi poleiksi
instructive polein
abessive politta poleitta
comitative poleineen

French

Etymology

From Latin polītus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.li/

Adjective

poli m (feminine singular polie, masculine plural polis, feminine plural polies)

  1. polite
  2. polished

Related terms

Noun

poli m (plural polis)

  1. lustre, polish

Related terms

Verb

poli m (feminine singular polie, masculine plural polis, feminine plural polies)

  1. past participle of polir

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

poli m pl

  1. plural of polo

Latgalian

Noun

poli m pl

  1. flood

Latin

Noun

polī

  1. nominative plural of polus
  2. genitive singular of polus
  3. vocative plural of polus

Latvian

Noun

poli m

  1. vocative singular form of polis
  2. accusative singular form of polis
  3. instrumental singular form of polis

Lower Sorbian

Noun

poli

  1. Superseded spelling of póli.

Norman

Etymology 1

From Latin poliō, polīre (polish, smooth).

Verb

poli

  1. (Jersey) to polish

Etymology 2

From Latin polītus (polished, smoothed), perfect passive participle of poliō, polīre (polish, smooth).

Verb

poli

  1. past participle of poli

Adjective

poli m

  1. (Jersey) polite
Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

poli m, f (plural polis)

  1. (colloquial) cop

Synonyms

Noun

poli f (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) police

Synonyms