polis

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• enPR: pōlĭs, IPA: /ˈpɒ.lɪs/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city state”).

Noun

polis (plural poleis or polises)

1. A city, or a city-state.
   • 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books 2007, p. 161:

     By the end of the century, poleis had been established throughout the Hellenic world, all bearing a marked family resemblance.

Derived terms

Derived terms

-polis acropolis akropolis cosmopolis

ecumenopolis megapolis megalopolis metropolis

necropolis nekropolis technopolis

Translations

a city or city-state

Dutch: polis (nl) French: polis (fr) Greek: Πόλις-κράτος (el) (polis-kratos)

Italian: polis (it) f. Japanese: 都市 (ja) (toshi), ポリス (ja) (porisu) Spanish: polis (es)

Etymology 2

From Standard English police, compare Scots polis.

Alternative forms

• pollis

Noun

polis (countable and uncountable; plural polises)

1. (uncountable, Geordie) The police.
2. (countable, Geordie) A policeman or policewoman.

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

Anagrams

• spoil

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian, from polizza, from Latin apodixa, from Ancient Greek, from ἀπόδειξις (apodeixis, “proof”), from ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeiknumi, “I prove”).

Noun

polis c. (plural polissen, diminutive polisje)

1. insurance policy

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French

Verb

polis

1. First-person singular indicative present of polir
2. Second-person singular indicative present of polir
3. first-person singular past historic of polir
4. second-person singular past historic of polir
5. Plural adjective form of poli
6. Singular imperative of polir

Anagrams

• poils

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Latin

Noun

polīs

1. dative plural of polus
2. ablative plural of polus

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Papiamentu

Noun

polis

1. police

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpolɪs/

Etymology 1

From the French police.

Noun

polis (countable and uncountable; plural polises)

1. (uncountable) police
   • 1987, Robbie Kydd, ...Auld Zimmery, Mariscat Press 1987:

     'Listen then. Yer name's Andy MacPhail. That's whit us three has jist tellt the polis in wir statements. Okay?'

   • 1991, Dr James Begg, Dipper: 20 – Cops and Robbers, Luath Press 1991:

     ‘Aye, Andra,' cam back the reply. 'We micht as weel caa it a day doun here. The hale bluidy place is hotchin wi polis! Come doun an get us at the Auld Raw.'

   • 2007, Sheena Blackhall, The Quarry, Lochlands 2007:

     Brian hid contactit his granfaither, Pat, tae see gin the polis computers could raik up onythin ava tae makk eese o in persuadin Bappy Anderson tae pairt wi a kidney.

Etymology 2

Adjective

polis

1. Polish

Verb

polis

1. polish
2. adorn, beautify

References

• http://www.dsl.ac.uk/ - Dictionary of the Scots Language

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Spanish

Noun

polis m. and f. pl.

1. Plural form of poli.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

polis c.

1. police (as an organization or as an individual)

Declension

Declension of polis

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	polis	polisen	poliser	poliserna
genitive	polis	polisens	polisers	polisernas

Synonyms

• snut
• byling

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Turkish

Noun

polis

1. police (police)

This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at police. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see polis in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008