polus

See also: Polus, poļus, and πολύς

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, axis of rotation).

Pronunciation

Noun

polus m (genitive polī); second declension

  1. 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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