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/
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  • 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 [Term?] via Latin polus.

Pronunciation
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Noun

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

  1. pole (geographical, electrical, magnetical)

Declension
Declension of Pol [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pol die Pole
genitive eines des Poles, Pols der Pole
dative einem dem Pol, Pole1 den Polen
accusative einen den Pol die Pole

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poːl/
  • Rhymes: -oːl

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: På

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pol m (plural Pols)

  1. pole, post
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