polis

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: pŏʹlĭs, IPA(key): /ˈpɒ.lɪs/ enPR: pōʹlĭs, IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ.lɪs/ Rhymes: -ɒlɪs === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). Doublet of Puri and puri ==== Noun ==== polis (plural poleis or polises) (historical) A Greek city-state. ===== Related terms ===== -polis ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Scots polis. Doublet of police, policy, and polity. ==== Alternative forms ==== pollis ==== Noun ==== polis (countable and uncountable, plural polises) (uncountable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) The police. (countable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) A police officer. === Further reading === Oxford Dictionaries Online. "polis". 2015. Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “polis”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === spoil == Azerbaijani == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [poˈlis] Hyphenation: pol‧is === Noun === polis (definite accusative polisi, plural polislər) police (an organisation that enforces the law) polis idarəsi ― police department polis şöbəsi ― police station, police district polis əməkdaşı ― police employee police (member of the police force) ==== Declension ==== == Breton == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpoː.lis/ === Noun === polis m (plural polisoù) police === Noun === polis m (plural polised) police officer == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English police. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈlis/ [poˈl̪is̪] Hyphenation: po‧lis === Noun === polís (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔) a police officer; a cop a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order == Czech == === Etymology === International learned borrowing Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpolɪs] === Noun === polis f (indeclinable) polis (ancient Greek city-state) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “polis”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “polis”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpoː.lɪs/ Hyphenation: po‧lis === Etymology 1 === From French police (from Italian polizza, q.v.). ==== Noun ==== polis f (plural polissen, diminutive polisje n) insurance policy insurance plan ===== Derived terms ===== verzekeringspolis woekerpolis ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: polis === Etymology 2 === International learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) since the 1970s (probably via English polis). ==== Noun ==== polis f (plural poleis, no diminutive) (historical) a polis; an ancient, especially Ancient Greek, city state or city == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “fortified town; city state”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpolis/, [ˈpo̞lis̠] Rhymes: -olis Syllabification(key): po‧lis Hyphenation(key): po‧lis === Noun === polis (historical) polis; Greek city-state Hypernym: kaupunkivaltio (“city-state”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== -polis politiikka == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === polis inflection of polir: first/second-person singular present indicative first/second-person singular past historic second-person singular imperative === Participle === polis m pl masculine plural of poli === Adjective === polis masculine plural of poli === Anagrams === poils == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French police. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /polis/ === Noun === polis police officer === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 152 == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpolis/ [ˈpo.lɪs] Rhymes: -olis Syllabification: po‧lis === Etymology 1 === From Dutch polis (“insurance policy”), from French police (“policy”), from Italian polizza, from Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis, “proof”). Compare to Malay polisi (“policy”). ==== Noun ==== polis (plural polis-polis) insurance policy ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== polis (plural polis-polis) nonstandard form of poles === Usage notes === The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay polis. === Further reading === “polis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Noun === polīs dative/ablative plural of polus === References === "polis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “polis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “polis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “polis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Latvian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Polish polak, Russian поля́к (polják) (under the influence of Old High German pōl — cf. German, English Pole — and perhaps also of Latvian dialectal bolis, polis (“ox without horns”)), itself derived from Polish pole (“field”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“light (color), gray”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pūōlis] === Noun === polis m (2nd declension, female equivalent poliete) a Pole, a Polish man, a man born in Poland pēc Livonijas kara poļi ieguva Vidzemi un Latgali ― after the Livonian War the Poles obtained Vidzeme and Latgale (genitive plural) Polish; pertaining to Poland and its people poļu valoda ― the Polish language poļu māksla ― Polish art ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Polija polisks poļu valoda === References === == Malay == === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈpolis/ [ˈpo.lis] Rhymes: -lis, -is Hyphenation: po‧lis === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English police, from Middle French police, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). ==== Noun ==== polis (Jawi spelling ڤوليس, plural polis-polis or polis2) (Malaysia, Singapore, Riau) The police, a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order. Synonyms: serdadu (Southern Thailand), polisi (Indonesia) (Malaysia, Singapore, Riau) A police officer. Synonyms: anggota polis, mata-mata, serdadu (Southern Thailand), polisi (Indonesia) ===== Usage notes ===== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian polis. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== polis (plural polis-polis or polis2) (Indonesia) alternative spelling of polisi (“policy”); see Indonesian polis (“policy”) === Further reading === "polis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Melayu Riau, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 308 == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Spanish policía and Portuguese polícia and Dutch politie. === Noun === polis police policeman == Pijin == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === polis police willy wagtail == Portuguese == === Verb === polis second-person plural present indicative of polir == Réunion Creole French == === Etymology === From French police. === Noun === polis police officer Synonym: polisié police === References === Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 279 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis). === Noun === polis n (plural polisuri) polis ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpolɪs/ === Etymology 1 === From the French police. ==== Noun ==== polis (countable and uncountable, plural polises) (uncountable) police 1987, Robbie Kydd, ...Auld Zimmery, Mariscat Press 1987: 'Listen then. Yer name's Andy MacPhail. That's whit us three has jist tellt the polis in wir statements. Okay?' === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Adjective ==== polis Polish ==== Verb ==== polis polish adorn, beautify === References === http://www.dsl.ac.uk/ - Dictionary of the Scots Language == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpolis/ [ˈpo.lis] Rhymes: -olis Syllabification: po‧lis === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== polis m pl or f pl plural of poli === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city-state”). ==== Noun ==== polis f pl (plural only) polis === Further reading === “polis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === polis c (often in the definite "polisen") police (organization that enforces the law) a police officer Synonyms: polisman, (dated, now polisassistent) konstapel (“constable”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== officer ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “polis”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “polis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “polis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH === Further reading === polis on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /poˈlis/ [poˈlɪs] Rhymes: -is Syllabification: po‧lis === Noun === polís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜐ᜔) (dated) alternative form of pulis === Further reading === English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1060 == Tok Pisin == === Etymology 1 === From English police. ==== Noun ==== polis police === Etymology 2 === From English polish. ==== Noun ==== polis polish == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish پولیس (polis), from French police. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /poˈlis/ Hyphenation: po‧lis === Noun === polis (definite accusative polisi, plural polisler) (collectively) police (an organisation that enforces the law) (specifically) police officer Synonyms: aynasız, polis memuru ==== Usage notes ==== This term is gender-neutral. ==== Declension ====