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Pol

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pol"

Catalan

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Pol m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul
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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Pol ?

  1. a male given name

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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Pol n

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

German

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos) via Latin polus.

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Noun

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

  1. pole (geographical, electrical, magnetical)

Declension

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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.

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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Pol m (plural Polen, feminine Polin)

  1. Pole
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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Pol m (plural Polen)

  1. (geography, electricity, magnets) pole
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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin Paulus.

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Pol m (nominative singular Poz)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Descendants

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

Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Pol m (plural Pols)

  1. pole, post
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