polus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis of rotation”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpo.lus/
Noun
polus m (genitive polī); second declension
- pole (an extreme point of an axis)
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | polus | polī |
| genitive | polī | polōrum |
| dative | polō | polīs |
| accusative | polum | polōs |
| ablative | polō | polīs |
| vocative | pole | polī |
Descendants
References
- polus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- polus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- polus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- polus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- polus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- polus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- polus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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