Faroese edit

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Pól m

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul

Usage notes edit

Patronymics

  • son of Pól: Pólsson [ˈpœlsɔn]
  • daughter Pól: Pólsdóttir [ˈpɔlsˌdœtːɪr]

The fact that the pronunciation of Pólsson makes out of /poul/ a /pøl/ made the Faroese writer and musician Petur Pólson Jensen, to write his patronymic name with only one S.

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Pól
Accusative Pól
Dative Póli
Genitive Póls

Alternative forms edit

Irish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin Paulus, perhaps via Anglo-Norman Pol and/or English Paul.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Pól m (genitive Phóil)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Paul

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Pól Phól bPól
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.