poli

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪ]
• Rhymes: -olɪ
• Hyphenation: po‧li

Noun

poli

1. inflection of pole:
   1. dative singular
   2. locative singular
   3. instrumental plural

Anagrams

1. pilo

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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

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French

Etymology

From Latin polītus.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li/

Adjective

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

1. polite
2. polished

Related terms

• politesse
• poliment

Noun

poli m (plural polis)

1. lustre, polish

Related terms

• polir

Verb

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

1. past participle of polir

Anagrams

• poil

Further reading

• “poli” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Noun

poli m pl

1. plural of polo

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Latgalian

Noun

poli m pl

1. flood

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Latin

Noun

polī

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

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Latvian

Noun

poli m

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

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

poli

1. superseded spelling of póli.

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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

• polîment (“politely”)

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Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of policía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/

Noun

poli m, f (plural polis)

1. (colloquial) cop

Synonyms

• madero (Spain)

Noun

poli f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) the police

Further reading

• “poli” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.