polit

See also: polít, polît, and polit.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /polit/ [po.lit̪]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -olit, -it
• Hyphenation: po‧lit

Adjective

polit (comparative politago, superlative politen, excessive politegi)

1. pretty, lovely

   Antonym: itsusi

Declension

Declension of polit (adjective C-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		polit	polita	politak	politok
ergative		politek	politak	politek	politok
dative		politi	politari	politei	politoi
genitive		politen	politaren	politen	politon
comitative		politekin	politarekin	politekin	politokin
causative		politengatik	politarengatik	politengatik	politongatik
benefactive		politentzat	politarentzat	politentzat	politontzat
instrumental		politez	politaz	politez	politotaz
inessive	anim.	politengan	politarengan	politengan	politongan
	inan.	politetan	politean	politetan	politotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	politetako	politeko	politetako	politotako
allative	anim.	politengana	politarengana	politengana	politongana
	inan.	politetara	politera	politetara	politotara
terminative	anim.	politenganaino	politarenganaino	politenganaino	politonganaino
	inan.	politetaraino	politeraino	politetaraino	politotaraino
directive	anim.	politenganantz	politarenganantz	politenganantz	politonganantz
	inan.	politetarantz	politerantz	politetarantz	politotarantz
destinative	anim.	politenganako	politarenganako	politenganako	politonganako
	inan.	politetarako	politerako	politetarako	politotarako
ablative	anim.	politengandik	politarengandik	politengandik	politongandik
	inan.	politetatik	politetik	politetatik	politotatik
partitive		politik	—	—	—
prolative		polittzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “polit”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “polit”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

From polir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [puˈlit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [poˈlit]
• Rhymes: -it

Adjective

polit (feminine polida, masculine plural polits, feminine plural polides)

1. clean, tidy, refined

   Synonyms: net, endreçat, pulcre

2. beautiful

   Synonyms: bell, formós, bonic

   la jove més polida de Menorca ― the prettiest young woman in Minorca

Derived terms

• polidesa

Noun

polit m (plural polits)

1. whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
2. curlew

   Synonyms: becut, siglot

Derived terms

• polit becfí

Participle

polit (feminine polida, masculine plural polits, feminine plural polides)

1. past participle of polir

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “polit”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “polit”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “polit”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪt]

Participle

polit

1. masculine singular passive participle of polít

French

Verb

polit

1. inflection of polir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person singular past historic

Latin

Verb

polit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of poliō

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puˈlit]

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Adjective

polit m (feminine polida, masculine plural polits, feminine plural polidas)

1. pretty