Aragonese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin polypus.

Noun edit

polpo m (plural polpos)

  1. octopus

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Verb edit

polpo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of polpar

Esperanto edit

 
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Komuna polpo (Octopus vulgaris)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian polpo, from Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous, many-footed).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpolpo]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -olpo
  • Hyphenation: pol‧po

Noun edit

polpo (accusative singular polpon, plural polpoj, accusative plural polpojn)

  1. octopus
    Hypernyms: kapopiedulo, cefalopodo

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of poliittinen poliisi (literally political police); stems from a conspiracy theory which alleges the authorities to limit the expression of certain political viewpoints. May be influenced by the book The Turner Diaries, in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation is referred to as "the political police".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpolpo/, [ˈpo̞lpo̞]
  • Rhymes: -olpo
  • Syllabification(key): pol‧po

Noun edit

polpo (derogatory, slang)

  1. (the) police
    Helsingin Polpo eli Poliittinen poliisi on Suomen kansan vihollinen (MV-lehti June 28th 2017)
    The Helsinki Polpo, or Political police, is an enemy of the Finnish people
    Aiemmin äärioikeistolaisten sirpaleporukoiden kielenkäyttöön kuulunut sana polpo eli poliittinen poliisi otettiin perussuomalaisten poliittiseen sanastoon.(blogit.apu.fi 15th August 2019)
    The word polpo, or political police, previously used by extreme right fringe groups, was adopted by the Finns Party for their political lexicon.
    Uutta on, että äärioikeisto ei luota poliisiin. Poliisista on äärioikeiston piirissä osin ryhdytty käyttämään nimistystä polpo, poliittinen poliisi. (Yle 8th August 2020)
    That the extreme right does not trust the police is new. The moniker polpo, for political police, has begun to see use among the extreme right.

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Ido edit

Etymology edit

From Latin polypus.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

polpo (plural polpi)

  1. octopus

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous). Cognates include Spanish pulpo and Sicilian purpu. Unrelated to polpa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpol.po/
  • Rhymes: -olpo
  • Hyphenation: pól‧po

Noun edit

polpo m (plural polpi)

  1. octopus

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Further reading edit

  • polpo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana