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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Balti پولو (polo, ball). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, ball).

    Noun

    polo (usually uncountable, plural polos)

    1. (uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
      • 2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 227:
        There were polo fields – sometimes green, sometimes brown – where in the old days, people had actually played that strange game that seems like a drunken bet about golf and horse riding.
    2. The game of ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
    3. (countable) A polo shirt.
      • 2007 February 22, Mike Albo, “Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me”, in New York Times:
        Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148.
    Derived terms
    Translations

    Etymology 2

    From Spanish, an air or popular song in Andalusia.

    Noun

    polo

    1. A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.

    Etymology 3

    Unknown.

    Noun

    polo (plural polos)

    1. (Philippines) A dress shirt.

    Etymology 4

    From the game marco polo, from the explorer Marco Polo, from Latin Paulus.

    Interjection

    polo

    1. Alternative letter-case form of Polo
      Coordinate terms: marco, marco polo

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Asturian

    Etymology

    From a contraction of the preposition por (for, by) + neuter singular article lo (the).

    Contraction

    polo n (masculine pol, feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)

    1. for the, by the

    Cebuano

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: po‧lo

    Etymology 1

    From English polo shirt.

    Noun

    polo

    1. a polo shirt

    Etymology 2

    From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, ball).

    Noun

    polo

    1. a ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal
    2. a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates

    Etymology 3

    Unknown.

    Noun

    polo

    1. a dress shirt

    Chinese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English polo.

    Pronunciation


    Noun

    polo

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) polo shirt (Classifier: c)

    Czech

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Adverb

    polo

    1. half

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    polo n

    1. Alternative form of pólo (polo) (a ball game played on horseback)
    Declension

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Further reading

    • polo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
    • polo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
    • polo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

    Danish

    Noun

    polo

    1. polo (ball game played on horseback)
    2. polo shirt
      Synonyms: poloskjorte, polotrøje

    Further reading

    Esperanto

    Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    From German Pole, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pȍľe (field). Doublet of poljo.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo (accusative singular polon, plural poloj, accusative plural polojn)

    1. Pole (person from Poland)

    Hypernyms

    Finnish

    Etymology

    Related to and likely derived from polkea.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo

    1. poor (one to be pitied)
      poikapolo
      poor boy
      Synonyms: raasu, ressukka, poloinen, raukka, parka, raukkaparka

    Declension

    Inflection of polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
    nominative polo polot
    genitive polon polojen
    partitive poloa poloja
    illative poloon poloihin
    singular plural
    nominative polo polot
    accusative nom. polo polot
    gen. polon
    genitive polon polojen
    partitive poloa poloja
    inessive polossa poloissa
    elative polosta poloista
    illative poloon poloihin
    adessive pololla poloilla
    ablative pololta poloilta
    allative pololle poloille
    essive polona poloina
    translative poloksi poloiksi
    abessive polotta poloitta
    instructive poloin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of polo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative poloni poloni
    accusative nom. poloni poloni
    gen. poloni
    genitive poloni polojeni
    partitive poloani polojani
    inessive polossani poloissani
    elative polostani poloistani
    illative polooni poloihini
    adessive polollani poloillani
    ablative pololtani poloiltani
    allative pololleni poloilleni
    essive polonani poloinani
    translative polokseni poloikseni
    abessive polottani poloittani
    instructive
    comitative poloineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative polosi polosi
    accusative nom. polosi polosi
    gen. polosi
    genitive polosi polojesi
    partitive poloasi polojasi
    inessive polossasi poloissasi
    elative polostasi poloistasi
    illative poloosi poloihisi
    adessive polollasi poloillasi
    ablative pololtasi poloiltasi
    allative polollesi poloillesi
    essive polonasi poloinasi
    translative poloksesi poloiksesi
    abessive polottasi poloittasi
    instructive
    comitative poloinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative polomme polomme
    accusative nom. polomme polomme
    gen. polomme
    genitive polomme polojemme
    partitive poloamme polojamme
    inessive polossamme poloissamme
    elative polostamme poloistamme
    illative poloomme poloihimme
    adessive polollamme poloillamme
    ablative pololtamme poloiltamme
    allative polollemme poloillemme
    essive polonamme poloinamme
    translative poloksemme poloiksemme
    abessive polottamme poloittamme
    instructive
    comitative poloinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative polonne polonne
    accusative nom. polonne polonne
    gen. polonne
    genitive polonne polojenne
    partitive poloanne polojanne
    inessive polossanne poloissanne
    elative polostanne poloistanne
    illative poloonne poloihinne
    adessive polollanne poloillanne
    ablative pololtanne poloiltanne
    allative polollenne poloillenne
    essive polonanne poloinanne
    translative poloksenne poloiksenne
    abessive polottanne poloittanne
    instructive
    comitative poloinenne

    Derived terms

    References

    • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

    Further reading

    French

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo m

    1. polo (ball game played on horseback)
    2. polo shirt

    Further reading

    Galician

    Etymology 1

    Contraction of the preposition por (through, by, for) + alternative form of the masculine singular definite article lo (the).

    Pronunciation

    Contraction

    polo (feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural polas)

    1. Contraction of por o (through the; by the; for the).
      O ladrón entrou pola ventá
      The thief entered through the window

    Etymology 2

    From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pullus.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo m (plural polos)

    1. chick (young bird, especially a chicken)
      • 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
        Iten o par dos polos et polas, seis blanquas et dous coroados.
        Item, the pair of chickens and chicks, six white coins and a crown
      Synonyms: pito, pitiño

    Etymology 3

    Learned borrowing from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo m (plural polos)

    1. (geography, electricity) pole

    Etymology 4

    Borrowed from English polo.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo m (plural polos)

    1. polo (ball game)
    2. polo shirt, polo

    References

    Ido

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English poleFrench pôleGerman PolItalian poloRussian по́люс (póljus)Spanish polo, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo (plural poli)

    1. pole (point where an axis meets the surface of a rotating body)

    Derived terms

    Ingrian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finnic *polo. Cognates include Finnish polo.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo

    1. (in compounds) poor (one deserving pity)

    Declension

    Declension of polo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
    singular plural
    nominative polo polot
    genitive polon polloin, pololoin
    partitive polloa poloja, pololoja
    illative polloo polloi, pololoihe
    inessive polos polois, pololois
    elative polost poloist, pololoist
    allative pololle poloille, pololoille
    adessive polol poloil, pololoil
    ablative pololt poloilt, pololoilt
    translative poloks poloiks, pololoiks
    essive polonna, polloon poloinna, pololoinna, polloin, pololoin
    exessive1) polont poloint, pololoint
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

    Derived terms

    References

    • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 422

    Italian

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo m (plural poli)

    1. (countable) pole (geographic, electrical or magnetic)
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English polo.

    Noun

    polo m (plural poli)

    1. (uncountable) polo (sport)

    References

    1. ^ polo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Latin

    Noun

    polō

    1. dative/ablative singular of polus

    References

    • polo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

    Latvian

    Noun

    polo m (invariable)

    1. polo

    Lower Sorbian

    Noun

    polo n (diminutive polack)

    1. Superseded spelling of pólo.

    Declension

    Maranao

    Etymology

    From pulo, compare Cebuano pulo.

    Noun

    polo

    1. island

    Mokilese

    Noun

    polo

    1. group

    Possessive forms

    North Moluccan Malay

    Etymology

    From Malay peluk.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɔˈlɔ/
    • Hyphenation: po‧lo

    Verb

    poló

    1. (transitive) to hug (to embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms)
      Dia suka polo depe anjing.
      He loves to hug his dog.

    Noun

    poló

    1. hug (a close embrace)
      Depe polo biking kita lebe sayang pa dia.
      His hugs makes me love him more.

    Usage notes

    • For the reciprocal sense (each other), the word bakupoló or bapoló is used instead.

    Derived terms

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

    From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, ball).

    Noun

    polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)

    1. (sports, equestrianism) polo

    Derived terms

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    From English polo, from Balti پولو (polo, ball).

    Noun

    polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)

    1. (sports, equestrianism) polo

    Derived terms

    References

    Polish

    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    Borrowed from English polo, from Balti پولو (polo).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    polo n (indeclinable)

    1. (equestrianism) polo (ball game)
    2. polo shirt
      Synonyms: koszulka polo, polówka

    Derived terms

    noun

    Further reading

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

    Portuguese

    Etymology 1

      Learned borrowing from Latin polus (pole), from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, axis of rotation).

      Alternative forms

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: po‧lo

      Noun

      polo m (plural polos)

      1. (geography, electricity) pole (geographic, magnetic)
      2. (complex analysis) pole
      3. (figurative) extreme opposite
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

        Unadapted borrowing from English polo, from Balti པོ་ལོ (po lo, ball).

        Alternative forms

        Pronunciation

        • Hyphenation: po‧lo

        Noun

        polo m (plural polos)

        1. polo (ball game)
        2. polo shirt, polo

        Etymology 3

          From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (animal young). Doublet of polho, which came from Spanish.

          Alternative forms

          Pronunciation

          • Hyphenation: po‧lo

          Noun

          polo m (plural polos)

          1. eyas

          Etymology 4

            From Old Galician-Portuguese polo, from por + lo.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): (unstressed) /pu.lu/,
            • Hyphenation: po‧lo

            Contraction

            polo (feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural polas)

            1. (obsolete) Contraction of por (by; through; for) + o (the)
              Synonym: pelo

            Ramoaaina

            Noun

            polo

            1. liquid

            Further reading

            • Robyn Davies and Lisbeth Fritzell, Duke of York Grammar Essentials (Ramoaaina) (October 1992)

            Romanian

            Etymology

            Borrowed from French polo.

            Noun

            polo n (uncountable)

            1. polo

            Declension

            singular only indefinite definite
            nominative-accusative polo poloul
            genitive-dative polo poloului
            vocative poloule

            Spanish

            Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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            polo (sport)
            A polo shirt
            A T-shirt
            A popsicle

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈpolo/
            • Rhymes: -olo
            • Syllabification: po‧lo

            Etymology 1

            Borrowed from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

            Noun

            polo m (plural polos)

            1. (geography, electricity) pole
            Derived terms

            Etymology 2

            Borrowed from English polo.

            Noun

            polo m (uncountable)

            1. polo (ball game)
            2. polo shirt
            3. (Peru) T-shirt
              Synonyms: see Thesaurus:camiseta
            Derived terms

            Etymology 3

            Originally a trademark.

            Noun

            polo m (plural polos)

            1. (chiefly Spain) popsicle, ice lolly
              Synonym: paleta

            Etymology 4

            See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

            Verb

            polo

            1. first-person singular present indicative of polir

            Etymology 5

            From corruption of polong, Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog pulong, meaning "community work". [1][2] An alternate etymology posits it to be from Tagalog ikapulo ("tenth") or tithe (diezmos prediales), for a tenth (10%) of the harvest is given to the Church. [3][4]

            Noun

            polo m (plural polos)

            1. (Philippines, historical) unpaid compulsory work; corvée
            2. (Philippines, historical) tax levied on the natives of the Philippine islands and paid as labor, goods, and/or money
              Synonyms: tributo, impuesto

            See also

            References

            1. ^ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1960) History of the Filipino People, 8th edition, Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, published 1990, →ISBN, page 83
            2. ^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
            3. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992) “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel, volume 44, pages 167-181
            4. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN

            Further reading

            Tagalog

            Etymology 1

            Borrowed from English polo, from Balti پولو (polo).

            Pronunciation

            Noun

            polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

            1. (sports) polo (sport)
            2. (clothing) polo shirt
              Synonym: polosirt
              • 1981, Clodualdo Del Mundo, Writing for Film:
                Maraming reklamo si Arni tungkol sa initiation; sisisihin pa nito si Sid dahil ito ang pumilit sa kanyang sumali sa frat. Magsusuot ng polo si Arni. Halos hindi niya maigalaw ang kanyang braso.
                Arni have a lot of complaints about the initiation; he even blamed Sid for forcing him to join the frat. Arni would wear a polo shirt. He could almost not move his arms.
            Derived terms

            Etymology 2

            Borrowed from Spanish polo, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

            Pronunciation

            Noun

            polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ) (geography, electricity)

            1. pole
            Derived terms

            Etymology 3

            Borrowed from Spanish polo (corvée), which came from either:

            Pronunciation

            Noun

            polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ) (historical)

            1. unpaid compulsory work; corvee; forced labor
              Synonym: atag
            2. tax levied on the natives and paid as labor, goods, and/or money
              Synonyms: buwis, tributo, alkabala, amilyar, impuwesto

            See also

            References

            1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992) “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel, volume 44, pages 167-181
            2. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN
            3. ^ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1960) History of the Filipino People, 8th edition, Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, published 1990, →ISBN, page 83
            4. ^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

            Etymology 4

            From Proto-Philippine *pujuq.

            Noun

            polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

            1. Obsolete spelling of pulo: island

            Etymology 5

            From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq.

            Noun

            polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

            1. Obsolete spelling of pulo: ten

            Veps

            Etymology

            Borrowed from Russian по́ло (pólo).

            Noun

            polo

            1. polo (sport)

            Inflection

            Inflection of polo (inflection type 1/ilo)
            nominative sing. polo
            genitive sing. polon
            partitive sing. polod
            partitive plur.
            singular plural
            nominative polo
            accusative polon
            genitive polon
            partitive polod
            essive-instructive polon
            translative poloks
            inessive polos
            elative polospäi
            illative polho
            poloho
            adessive polol
            ablative pololpäi
            allative polole
            abessive polota
            comitative polonke
            prolative polodme
            approximative I polonno
            approximative II polonnoks
            egressive polonnopäi
            terminative I polhosai
            polohosai
            terminative II pololesai
            terminative III polossai
            additive I polhopäi
            polohopäi
            additive II pololepäi

            Derived terms

            References

            • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “поло”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika