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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Balti پولو (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

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 (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

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, 1935–1957
  • polo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • polo in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Noun

polo

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

Further reading

Esperanto

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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

Related terms

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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative polonsa polonsa
accusative nom. polonsa polonsa
gen. polonsa
genitive polonsa polojensa
partitive poloaan
poloansa
polojaan
polojansa
inessive polossaan
polossansa
poloissaan
poloissansa
elative polostaan
polostansa
poloistaan
poloistansa
illative poloonsa poloihinsa
adessive polollaan
polollansa
poloillaan
poloillansa
ablative pololtaan
pololtansa
poloiltaan
poloiltansa
allative pololleen
polollensa
poloilleen
poloillensa
essive polonaan
polonansa
poloinaan
poloinansa
translative polokseen
poloksensa
poloikseen
poloiksensa
abessive polottaan
polottansa
poloittaan
poloittansa
instructive
comitative poloineen
poloinensa

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
Related terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed 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

  • polo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • polo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • polo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • polo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • polo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • polo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: pò‧lo

Noun

polo m (plural poli)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English polo.

Noun

polo m (plural poli)

  1. (uncountable) polo (sport)
Related terms

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

Related terms

Lower Sorbian

Noun

polo n inan (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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From English polo, from Balti پولو (ball).

Noun

polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)

  1. (sports, equestrianism) polo

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From English polo, from Balti پولو (ball).

Noun

polo m (definite singular poloen, uncountable)

  1. (sports, equestrianism) polo

Derived terms

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English polo, from Balti پولو.

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

Borrowed 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

Borrowed 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
Related terms

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

Spanish

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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
Related 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". 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.

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 & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
  3. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992), “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel, volume 44, page 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.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ˈpolo/,

Noun

polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. polo (sport)
  2. polo shirt
    • 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 (corvée), which came from either:

  • From pulo, ikapulo (tenth) or tithe (diezmos prediales), for a tenth (10%) of the harvest is given to the Church. Related to etymology 4.
  • From corruption of polong, Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog pulong, meaning "community work".

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ˈpolo/,

Noun

polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992), “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel, volume 44, page 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 & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Etymology 3

Either from Proto-Philippine *pujuq. Compare Malay pulau.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧lo
  • IPA(key): /poˈloʔ/,

Noun

polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. Obsolete form of pulo: island

Etymology 4

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq. Compare Malay puluh.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧lo
  • IPA(key): /poˈloʔ/,

Noun

polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. Obsolete form 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