Pol
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pol"
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pol m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Paul
Related terms
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 ?
- a male given name
Etymology 2
First attested as polle in 1396. Derived from pol (“overgrown sandy hill, elevated place”).
Proper noun
Pol n
- 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)
- (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.
- (figuratively) anchor point, center (person or topic around which everything revolves, which is stable and central to all happenings)
- (especially physics) one of two points with opposite properties (especially magnetic or electric)
Declension
Declension of Pol [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Pol” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pol (Endpunkt)” in Duden online
- “Pol (Oberfläche, Stoffseite)” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poːl/
- Rhymes: -oːl
Etymology 1
Noun
Pol m (plural Polen, feminine Polin)
Related terms
- polnesch
Etymology 2
From Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).
Noun
Pol m (plural Polen)
- (geography, electricity, magnets) pole
Derived terms
Old French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔl/
Proper noun
Pol m (nominative singular Poz)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Paul
Descendants
Old Irish
Proper noun
Pol
- alternative spelling of Pól
Mutation
| 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)