poli-

See also: poli, Poli, polí, póli, polī, poļi, połi, and pòlì

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Prefix

poli-

1. poly-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with poli-

Further reading

• “poli-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “poli-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “poli-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “poli-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoli]
• Hyphenation: po‧li

Prefix

poli-

1. poly-

   Synonyms: sok-, több-

Usage notes

• This prefix is not always used in correspondence with English. Sometimes its synonyms are used, e.g. sokszög (“polygon”).

Derived terms

Hungarian terms prefixed with poli-

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li/
• Hyphenation: pò‧li-

Prefix

poli-

1. poly-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with poli-

Further reading

• poli- in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• poli- in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• poli- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• poli- in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Anagrams

• lipo-

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li/

Prefix

poli-

1. poly-

Further reading

• poli- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• poli- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Prefix

poli-

1. poly- (many; multiple)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with poli-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Prefix

poli-

1. poly-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with poli-

Further reading

• “poli-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014