-pole

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pole"

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔl/

Etymology 1

From Latin -polis f, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Doublet of -ple and -ble.

Suffix

-pole f (noun-forming suffix, plural -poles)

1. -polis

   ‎métro- + ‎-pole → ‎métropole (“metropolis”) (surface etymology)

   ‎mégalo- + ‎-pole → ‎mégalopole (“megalopolis”)

   ‎nécro- + ‎-pole → ‎nécropole (“necropolis”) (surface etymology)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -pole (-polis)

cosmopole

mégalopole

mégapole

nécropole

technopole

Etymology 2

From Latin -pōlium n, from Ancient Greek -πώλιον n (-pṓlion), from πωλεῖν (pōleîn, “to sell”).

Suffix

-pole m (noun-forming suffix, plural -poles)

1. -poly, related to market or economy

   ‎mono- + ‎-pole → ‎monopole (“monopoly”) (surface etymology)

   ‎oligo- + ‎-pole → ‎oligopole (“oligopoly”)

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -pole (-poly)

duopole

monopole

oligopole