poli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "poli"

Czech

Pronunciation

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

Noun

poli

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

Anagrams

• pilo

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of polikliniek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.li/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: po‧li
• Rhymes: -oːli

Noun

poli f (plural poli's)

1. an outpatient clinic

Descendants

• → Indonesian: poli

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of poliklinikka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/, [ˈpo̞li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification^(key): po‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧li

Noun

poli (colloquial)

1. 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
abessive		politta	poleitta
instructive		—	polein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of poli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polini polini accusative nom. polini polini gen. polini genitive polini polieni partitive poliani polejani inessive polissani poleissani elative polistani poleistani illative poliini poleihini adessive polillani poleillani ablative poliltani poleiltani allative polilleni poleilleni essive polinani poleinani translative polikseni poleikseni abessive polittani poleittani instructive — — comitative — poleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polisi polisi accusative nom. polisi polisi gen. polisi genitive polisi poliesi partitive poliasi polejasi inessive polissasi poleissasi elative polistasi poleistasi illative poliisi poleihisi adessive polillasi poleillasi ablative poliltasi poleiltasi allative polillesi poleillesi essive polinasi poleinasi translative poliksesi poleiksesi abessive polittasi poleittasi instructive — — comitative — poleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polimme polimme accusative nom. polimme polimme gen. polimme genitive polimme poliemme partitive poliamme polejamme inessive polissamme poleissamme elative polistamme poleistamme illative poliimme poleihimme adessive polillamme poleillamme ablative poliltamme poleiltamme allative polillemme poleillemme essive polinamme poleinamme translative poliksemme poleiksemme abessive polittamme poleittamme instructive — — comitative — poleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polinne polinne accusative nom. polinne polinne gen. polinne genitive polinne polienne partitive polianne polejanne inessive polissanne poleissanne elative polistanne poleistanne illative poliinne poleihinne adessive polillanne poleillanne ablative poliltanne poleiltanne allative polillenne poleillenne essive polinanne poleinanne translative poliksenne poleiksenne abessive polittanne poleittanne instructive — — comitative — poleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative polinsa polinsa accusative nom. polinsa polinsa gen. polinsa genitive polinsa poliensa partitive poliaan poliansa polejaan polejansa inessive polissaan polissansa poleissaan poleissansa elative polistaan polistansa poleistaan poleistansa illative poliinsa poleihinsa adessive polillaan polillansa poleillaan poleillansa ablative poliltaan poliltansa poleiltaan poleiltansa allative polilleen polillensa poleilleen poleillensa essive polinaan polinansa poleinaan poleinansa translative polikseen poliksensa poleikseen poleiksensa abessive polittaan polittansa poleittaan poleittansa instructive — — comitative — poleineen poleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pelkopoli

Further reading

• “poli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Ilpo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin polītus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

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

1. polite
2. polished

Related terms

• politesse
• poliment

Noun

poli m (plural polis)

1. lustre, polish

Participle

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

1. past participle of polir

Related terms

• polir

Further reading

• “poli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• poil

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch poli (“clinic, outpatient clinic”), from clipping of polikliniek.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/ [ˈpo.li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification: po‧li

Noun

poli (plural poli-poli)

1. (healthcare) clipping of poliklinik (“clinic, outpatient clinic”)

   Dokter dan perawat positif CoVID-19, poli rumah sakit ditutup. ― Doctor and nurse tested CoVID-19 positive, hospital outpatient clinic have been closed.

Italian

Noun

poli m pl

1. plural of polo

Anagrams

• lipo-

Latgalian

Noun

poli m pl

1. flood

Latin

Noun

polī

1. inflection of polus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Latvian

Noun

poli m

1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of polis

Lower Sorbian

Noun

poli

1. superseded spelling of póli

Norman

Etymology 1

From Latin poliō (“polish, smooth”).

Verb

poli

1. (Jersey) to polish

Etymology 2

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

Verb

poli

1. past participle of poli

Adjective

poli m

1. (Jersey) polite

Derived terms

• polîment (“politely”)

Portuguese

Verb

poli

1. inflection of polir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

poli (Cyrillic spelling поли)

1. second/third-person singular aorist past of politi

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔʎi]

Noun

poli n

1. locative singular of pole

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/ [ˈpo.li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification: po‧li

Etymology 1

Clipping of policía.

Noun

poli m or f by sense (plural polis)

1. (colloquial) cop

   Synonym: (Spain) madero

Noun

poli f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) heat, the police

Derived terms

• poli bueno poli malo

Etymology 2

Clipping of poliamoroso / borrowed from English poly.

Adjective

poli m or f (masculine and feminine plural polis)

1. (chiefly informal) polyamorous.

Further reading

• “poli”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate fodi (“to buy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.l̪i/

Verb

poli

1. (transitive) to buy

Conjugation

Conjugation of poli (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		topoli	mopoli	apoli
2nd person		nopoli	fopoli
3rd person	inanimate	ipoli	dopoli
	animate
imperative		nopoli, poli	fopoli, poli

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics