Pol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pol"

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pol m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pol
  • Rhymes: -ɔl
  • Homophone: pol

Etymology 1

Short form of Leopold, Apollonius, Napoleon, and also a modern variant of Paul.

Proper noun

Pol ?

  1. a male given name

Etymology 2

First attested as polle in 1396. Derived from pol (overgrown sandy hill, elevated place).

Proper noun

Pol n

  1. a hamlet in Maasgouw, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos) via Latin polus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Pol m (strong, genitive Poles or Pols, plural Pole)

  1. (geography, astronomy) pole (point on a spherical body's surface intersected by its rotational axis)
    Auf dem Mars gibt es an den Polen Eiskappen.
    On Mars, there are ice caps at the poles.
    1. (figuratively) anchor point, center (person or topic around which everything revolves, which is stable and central to all happenings)
  2. (especially physics) one of two points with opposite properties (especially magnetic or electric)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Etymology 1

Noun

Pol m (plural Polen, feminine Polin)

  1. Pole
  • polnesch

Etymology 2

From Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

Noun

Pol m (plural Polen)

  1. (geography, electricity, magnets) pole
Derived terms

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Paulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔl/

Proper noun

Pol m (nominative singular Poz)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Descendants

  • French: Paul
    • Haitian Creole: Pòl
  • Walloon:

Old Irish

Proper noun

Pol

  1. alternative spelling of Pól

Mutation

Mutation of Pol
radical lenition nasalization
Pol Phol
or unchanged
Pol
pronounced with /b-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pol m (plural Pols)

  1. pole, post