polenta

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See also: połenta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian polenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈlɛntə/
  • Hyphenation: po‧len‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ɛntə

Noun

polenta (countable and uncountable, plural polentas)

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  1. Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.

Quotations

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Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian.

Pronunciation

Noun

polenta

  1. polenta

Declension

Inflection of polenta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative polenta polentat
genitive polentan polentojen
partitive polentaa polentoja
illative polentaan polentoihin
singular plural
nominative polenta polentat
accusative nom. polenta polentat
gen. polentan
genitive polentan polentojen
polentain rare
partitive polentaa polentoja
inessive polentassa polentoissa
elative polentasta polentoista
illative polentaan polentoihin
adessive polentalla polentoilla
ablative polentalta polentoilta
allative polentalle polentoille
essive polentana polentoina
translative polentaksi polentoiksi
abessive polentatta polentoitta
instructive polentoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of polenta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative polentani polentani
accusative nom. polentani polentani
gen. polentani
genitive polentani polentojeni
polentaini rare
partitive polentaani polentojani
inessive polentassani polentoissani
elative polentastani polentoistani
illative polentaani polentoihini
adessive polentallani polentoillani
ablative polentaltani polentoiltani
allative polentalleni polentoilleni
essive polentanani polentoinani
translative polentakseni polentoikseni
abessive polentattani polentoittani
instructive
comitative polentoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative polentasi polentasi
accusative nom. polentasi polentasi
gen. polentasi
genitive polentasi polentojesi
polentaisi rare
partitive polentaasi polentojasi
inessive polentassasi polentoissasi
elative polentastasi polentoistasi
illative polentaasi polentoihisi
adessive polentallasi polentoillasi
ablative polentaltasi polentoiltasi
allative polentallesi polentoillesi
essive polentanasi polentoinasi
translative polentaksesi polentoiksesi
abessive polentattasi polentoittasi
instructive
comitative polentoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative polentamme polentamme
accusative nom. polentamme polentamme
gen. polentamme
genitive polentamme polentojemme
polentaimme rare
partitive polentaamme polentojamme
inessive polentassamme polentoissamme
elative polentastamme polentoistamme
illative polentaamme polentoihimme
adessive polentallamme polentoillamme
ablative polentaltamme polentoiltamme
allative polentallemme polentoillemme
essive polentanamme polentoinamme
translative polentaksemme polentoiksemme
abessive polentattamme polentoittamme
instructive
comitative polentoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative polentanne polentanne
accusative nom. polentanne polentanne
gen. polentanne
genitive polentanne polentojenne
polentainne rare
partitive polentaanne polentojanne
inessive polentassanne polentoissanne
elative polentastanne polentoistanne
illative polentaanne polentoihinne
adessive polentallanne polentoillanne
ablative polentaltanne polentoiltanne
allative polentallenne polentoillenne
essive polentananne polentoinanne
translative polentaksenne polentoiksenne
abessive polentattanne polentoittanne
instructive
comitative polentoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative polentansa polentansa
accusative nom. polentansa polentansa
gen. polentansa
genitive polentansa polentojensa
polentainsa rare
partitive polentaansa polentojaan
polentojansa
inessive polentassaan
polentassansa
polentoissaan
polentoissansa
elative polentastaan
polentastansa
polentoistaan
polentoistansa
illative polentaansa polentoihinsa
adessive polentallaan
polentallansa
polentoillaan
polentoillansa
ablative polentaltaan
polentaltansa
polentoiltaan
polentoiltansa
allative polentalleen
polentallensa
polentoilleen
polentoillensa
essive polentanaan
polentanansa
polentoinaan
polentoinansa
translative polentakseen
polentaksensa
polentoikseen
polentoiksensa
abessive polentattaan
polentattansa
polentoittaan
polentoittansa
instructive
comitative polentoineen
polentoinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Italian polenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.lɛn.ta/
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Noun

polenta f (plural polentas)

  1. polenta

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

From Latin polenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈlɛn.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnta
  • Hyphenation: po‧lèn‧ta

Noun

polenta f (plural polente)

  1. polenta

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From or related to pollen. Cf. also Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē).

Pronunciation

Noun

polenta f (genitive polentae); first declension

  1. pearl barley, peeled-barley, hulled and crushed grain, groats
  2. barley meal

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative polenta polentae
Genitive polentae polentārum
Dative polentae polentīs
Accusative polentam polentās
Ablative polentā polentīs
Vocative polenta polentae

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • polenta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • polenta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • polenta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • polenta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • polenta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • polenta”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Etymology

From Venetian polenta or Italian polenta.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

polenta f (plural polentas)

  1. polenta

See also

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈlenta/
  • Rhymes: -enta
  • Syllabification: po‧len‧ta

Noun

polenta f (plural polentas)

  1. polenta

Further reading