polo

See also: Polo, polo-, poło, pólo, póló, and pôlo

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Balti (deprecated template usage) པོ་ལོ (po lo). Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊloʊ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊləʊ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -əʊləʊ

Noun

polo (usually uncountable, plural polos)

1. (deprecated template usage) (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
3. (deprecated template usage) (countable) A polo shirt.
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Usage notes

The word polo has the following commercial uses:

• Polo Mints - A white mint flavoured sweet with a hole in the centre.
• VW Polo - A type of car manufactured by Volkswagen

Derived terms

• polo shirt - A T-shaped shirt with a collar and two buttons.
• polo neck - A garment, usually a sweater, with a round, high collar that folds over and covers the neck. (Can also be used as an adjective, e.g. polo-necked jumper.)
• water polo - A version of the game above, played in a swimming pool instead of on horseback.

Translations

ball game

• Arabic: بولو m (būlū)
• Asturian: polu m
• Catalan: polo m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬球／马球 (mǎqiú), 马球 (zh) (mǎqiú)

• French: polo (fr) m
• Galician: polo (gl) m
• German: Polo (de) m
• Greek: πόλο (el) n (pólo)
• Hausa: hōlṑ m
• Hindi: पोलो (polo)
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• Italian: polo (it) m
• Japanese: ポロ (poro)
• Korean: 폴로 (pollo)
• Macedonian: поло n (pólo)
• Persian: چوگان (fa) (čowgân)
• Portuguese: pólo (pt) m
• Russian: по́ло (ru) n (pólo)
• Spanish: polo (es) m
• Swedish: hästpolo (sv) c
• Turkish: polo (tr), çevgen (tr)

External links

• polo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• loop, OOPL, pool

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Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition (deprecated template usage) por + neuter singular article (deprecated template usage) lo.

Contraction

polo n (masculine pol, feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)

1. for the, by the

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Noun

polo (accusative singular polon, plural poloj, accusative plural polojn)

1. a Pole (person from Poland)

Hypernyms

• eŭropano (“a European”)

Related terms

• pola (“Polish”)
• pole (“in Polish; like a Pole”)
• Polio, Pollando (“Poland”)

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Finnish

Etymology

From the verb .

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [ˈpolo]
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -olo
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: po‧lo

Noun

polo

1. (deprecated template usage) (descriptive) poor (one to be pitied)

   poikapolo

   poor boy

Declension

Inflection of polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		polo	polot
genitive		polon	polojen
partitive		poloa	poloja
illative		poloon	poloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		polo	polot
accusative	nom.	polo	polot
	gen.	polon
genitive		polon	polojen
partitive		poloa	poloja
inessive		polossa	poloissa
elative		polosta	poloista
illative		poloon	poloihin
adessive		pololla	poloilla
ablative		pololta	poloilta
allative		pololle	poloille
essive		polona	poloina
translative		poloksi	poloiksi
abessive		polotta	poloitta
instructive		—	poloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative poloni poloni accusative nom. poloni poloni gen. poloni genitive poloni polojeni partitive poloani polojani inessive polossani poloissani elative polostani poloistani illative polooni poloihini adessive polollani poloillani ablative pololtani poloiltani allative pololleni poloilleni essive polonani poloinani translative polokseni poloikseni abessive polottani poloittani instructive — — comitative — poloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polosi polosi accusative nom. polosi polosi gen. polosi genitive polosi polojesi partitive poloasi polojasi inessive polossasi poloissasi elative polostasi poloistasi illative poloosi poloihisi adessive polollasi poloillasi ablative pololtasi poloiltasi allative polollesi poloillesi essive polonasi poloinasi translative poloksesi poloiksesi abessive polottasi poloittasi instructive — — comitative — poloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polomme polomme accusative nom. polomme polomme gen. polomme genitive polomme polojemme partitive poloamme polojamme inessive polossamme poloissamme elative polostamme poloistamme illative poloomme poloihimme adessive polollamme poloillamme ablative pololtamme poloiltamme allative polollemme poloillemme essive polonamme poloinamme translative poloksemme poloiksemme abessive polottamme poloittamme instructive — — comitative — poloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polonne polonne accusative nom. polonne polonne gen. polonne genitive polonne polojenne partitive poloanne polojanne inessive polossanne poloissanne elative polostanne poloistanne illative poloonne poloihinne adessive polollanne poloillanne ablative pololtanne poloiltanne allative polollenne poloillenne essive polonanne poloinanne translative poloksenne poloiksenne abessive polottanne poloittanne instructive — — comitative — poloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative polonsa polonsa accusative nom. polonsa polonsa gen. polonsa genitive polonsa polojensa partitive poloaan poloansa polojaan polojansa inessive polossaan polossansa poloissaan poloissansa elative polostaan polostansa poloistaan poloistansa illative poloonsa poloihinsa adessive polollaan polollansa poloillaan poloillansa ablative pololtaan pololtansa poloiltaan poloiltansa allative pololleen polollensa poloilleen poloillensa essive polonaan polonansa poloinaan poloinansa translative polokseen poloksensa poloikseen poloiksensa abessive polottaan polottansa poloittaan poloittansa instructive — — comitative — poloineen poloinensa

Synonyms

• poloinen

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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Galician

Etymology 1

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Contraction of por lo.

Contraction

polo (feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural polas)

1. through the; by the; for the

   O ladrón entrou pola ventá.

   The thief entered through the window.

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) pullus.

Noun

polo m (plural polos)

1. chick (young bird, especially a chicken)

Synonyms

• pito

Etymology 3

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) polus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) πόλος (pólos).

Noun

polo m (plural polos)

1. (deprecated template usage) (geography, electricity) pole

Etymology 4

Noun

polo m (plural polos)

1. Template:l/en (ball game)
2. polo shirt

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Italian

Noun

polo m (plural poli)

1. (deprecated template usage) (countable) pole (geographic, electrical or magnetic)
2. (deprecated template usage) (uncountable) polo (sport)

See also

• pollo

Related terms

• polare

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) polō

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) dative singular of polus
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) ablative singular of polus

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

polo n ? (diminutive polack)

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Obsolete spelling of pólo.

Declension

Declension of polo

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	polo	poli	pola
Genitive	pola	polowu	polow
Dative	poloju, polu	poloma	polam
Accusative	polo	poli	pola
Instrumental	polom	poloma	polami
Locative	polu	poloma	polach

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Portuguese

Noun

polo m (plural polos)

1. pole (geographic, magnetic)
2. polo (game, shirt)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈpo̞lo̞/

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) polus, from (deprecated template usage) πόλος (pólos).

Noun

polo m (plural polos)

1. (deprecated template usage) (geography, electricity) pole

Related terms

• polar

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English (deprecated template usage) polo.

Noun

polo m (uncountable)

1. polo (ball game)
2. polo shirt

Related terms

• waterpolo m

Verb

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of polir.