Polis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polis"

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is it from polis?”)

Proper noun

Polis

1. A town and municipality of Paphos district, Cyprus; in full, Polis Chrysochous.
2. A surname.
   • 1973 January 31, Ken Fathers, “Schmautz Gets Winner, Polis The Car”, in The Windsor Star, page 33:

     Don't even think about the odds that Bobby Schmautz of Vancouver Canucks would score the winning goal or that Greg Polis of Pittsburgh Penguins would win the car.

   • 1973 May 2, Associated Press, “Carol Polis loves judging those bouts”, in Sarasota Herald-Tribune, page 3C:

     Carol Polis, who figures she's the world's only lady boxing judge, is having the time of her life— but two things bother her a bit.

   • 2009 August 10, Associated Press, “Colo. delegation votes party lines on hate crime”, in KXRM‎^[1], www.coloradoconnection.com:

     Jared Polis of Boulder is the first openly gay man elected to Congress as a non-incumbent.

Anagrams

• spoil

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlɪs/, /ˈpoːlɪs/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Polis f (genitive Polis, plural Poleis)

1. (historical) polis (Greek city-state)

Usage notes

• The plural is often paraphrased with compounds such as Polis-Staaten.

Declension

Declension of Polis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Polis	die	Poleis
genitive	einer	der	Polis	der	Poleis
dative	einer	der	Polis	den	Poleis
accusative	eine	die	Polis	die	Poleis

Related terms

• Poliklinik
• Politik
• politisch

Latvian

Etymology

polis

Proper noun

Polis m

1. a surname originating as a patronymic