pola

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pola"

English

Etymology

Clipping of polarizing

Adjective

pola (not comparable)

1. (photography) Polarizing.

   a pola filter

Anagrams

• OLAP, Opal, Palo, alop, aplo-, opal

Asturian

Etymology 1

From a contraction of the preposition por (“for, by”) feminine singular article la (“the”).

Contraction

pola f (masculine pol, neuter polo, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)

1. for the, by the

Etymology 2

From earlier pobla, from poblar.

Alternative forms

• poula (Western Asturias)

Noun

pola f (plural poles)

1. fallow
2. (archaic) town

   Synonym: villa

Derived terms

• La Pola Siero (a town in Siero, Central Asturias)
• La Pola de Gordón (a town in León)
• La Pola Ḷḷena (a town in Lena, Central Asturias)
• La Pola Somiedo (a town in Somiedo, Western Asturias)
• La Pola Vieya (a village in Aller, Central Asturias)
• La Polavieya (a village in Navia, Western Asturias)
• La Pola Llaviana (a village in Laviana, Central Asturias)
• La Puela (a town in Allande, Western Asturias)
• La Polenava (a village in Nava, Western Asturias)
• Pola de Lillo (a town in León)

Adjective

pola

1. feminine singular of polu

Esperanto

pola flago

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpola]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Hyphenation: po‧la

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

pola (accusative singular polan, plural polaj, accusative plural polajn)

1. Polish (of or pertaining to Poland, the Polish people, or the Polish language)
2. (la pola) Clipping of la pola lingvo (“the Polish language”).

Hypernyms

• eŭropa (“European”)

Related terms

• pole (“in Polish”)
• Polio, Pollando (“Poland”)
• polo (“a Polish person”)

Farefare

Etymology

Created in 2021. Learned borrowing from German Pole (“Polish person”).

Adjective

pola

1. Polish

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Karelian polo, poloi and Ludian polo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolɑ/, [ˈpo̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧la

Noun

pola

1. A buoyant mark put on a fishing net or similar non-moving fishing equipment.

Declension

Inflection of pola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		pola	polat
genitive		polan	polien
partitive		polaa	polia
illative		polaan	poliin
		singular	plural
nominative		pola	polat
accusative	nom.	pola	polat
	gen.	polan
genitive		polan	polien polain rare
partitive		polaa	polia
inessive		polassa	polissa
elative		polasta	polista
illative		polaan	poliin
adessive		polalla	polilla
ablative		polalta	polilta
allative		polalle	polille
essive		polana	polina
translative		polaksi	poliksi
abessive		polatta	politta
instructive		—	polin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polani polani accusative nom. polani polani gen. polani genitive polani polieni polaini rare partitive polaani poliani inessive polassani polissani elative polastani polistani illative polaani poliini adessive polallani polillani ablative polaltani poliltani allative polalleni polilleni essive polanani polinani translative polakseni polikseni abessive polattani polittani instructive — — comitative — polineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polasi polasi accusative nom. polasi polasi gen. polasi genitive polasi poliesi polaisi rare partitive polaasi poliasi inessive polassasi polissasi elative polastasi polistasi illative polaasi poliisi adessive polallasi polillasi ablative polaltasi poliltasi allative polallesi polillesi essive polanasi polinasi translative polaksesi poliksesi abessive polattasi polittasi instructive — — comitative — polinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polamme polamme accusative nom. polamme polamme gen. polamme genitive polamme poliemme polaimme rare partitive polaamme poliamme inessive polassamme polissamme elative polastamme polistamme illative polaamme poliimme adessive polallamme polillamme ablative polaltamme poliltamme allative polallemme polillemme essive polanamme polinamme translative polaksemme poliksemme abessive polattamme polittamme instructive — — comitative — polinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polanne polanne accusative nom. polanne polanne gen. polanne genitive polanne polienne polainne rare partitive polaanne polianne inessive polassanne polissanne elative polastanne polistanne illative polaanne poliinne adessive polallanne polillanne ablative polaltanne poliltanne allative polallenne polillenne essive polananne polinanne translative polaksenne poliksenne abessive polattanne polittanne instructive — — comitative — polinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative polansa polansa accusative nom. polansa polansa gen. polansa genitive polansa poliensa polainsa rare partitive polaansa poliaan poliansa inessive polassaan polassansa polissaan polissansa elative polastaan polastansa polistaan polistansa illative polaansa poliinsa adessive polallaan polallansa polillaan polillansa ablative polaltaan polaltansa poliltaan poliltansa allative polalleen polallensa polilleen polillensa essive polanaan polanansa polinaan polinansa translative polakseen polaksensa polikseen poliksensa abessive polattaan polattansa polittaan polittansa instructive — — comitative — polineen polinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• polakoukku

 

Further reading

• “pola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Alpo, Palo, lapo, palo

Galician

Etymology 1

Contraction of preposition por (“through, by, for”) alternative form of the feminine singular definite article la (“the”)

Contraction

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

1. through the; by the; for the

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pullus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolʊ]

Noun

pola f (plural polas)

1. young hen

   Synonym: pita

Related terms

• polo

Related terms

• póla

References

• “pola”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pola”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpola/
• Hyphenation: po‧la
• Rhymes: -la, -a

Etymology 1

From Malay pola, from Old Javanese pola (“design”), polah (“conduct, behaviour, doings, undertaking”) (cf. pa- ‎ ulah, hence equivalent to peng- ‎ olah/ulah), olah/ulah (“action, activity”). Doublet of polah. Compare to Indonesian olah (“method, process”), ulah (“behavior, manners, ways”).

Noun

pola (plural pola-pola, first-person possessive polaku, second-person possessive polamu, third-person possessive polanya)

1. pattern
2. model

   Synonym: model

3. structure
4. blueprint, outline, plan.

Derived terms

• berpola
• memola
• memolai
• pemolaan

 

• pola analitis
• pola antena
• pola argumentatif
• pola asuh otoritatif
• pola bilangan
• pola genetik
• pola ilustratif
• pola informasi
• pola intonasi
• pola kalimat
• pola ketebalan
• pola kontralateral
• pola kurikulum
• pola lakuan
• pola linier
• pola pemikiran
• pola pengeboran
• pola permainan
• pola pertahanan
• pola pikir
• pola rajut
• pola tanam
• pola V

 

Etymology 2

From Ledo Kaili [Term?].

Noun

pola (plural pola-pola, first-person possessive polaku, second-person possessive polamu, third-person possessive polanya)

1. a tool for binding bark, made of old black wood.

Further reading

• “pola” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Lower Sorbian

Noun

pola

1. Superseded spelling of póla.

Maranao

Noun

pola

1. cannon

   Synonyms: lotang, madengon

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: po‧la
• Homophone: Pola

Noun

pola n

1. inflection of pole:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Salar

Alternative forms

• bola

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): /pʰolɑ/, /polɑ/

Noun

pola (3rd person possessive polası, plural polalar)

1. basket

   Synonym: kala

2. basin

References

• Potanin, G.N. (1893) “pola”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian)
• Kakuk, S. (1962). “Un Vocabulaire Salar.” Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 14, no. 2: 173–96. [2]
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “pola”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 452
• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1992) “pola”, in 撒拉汉汉撒拉词汇 [Salar-Chinese, Chinese-Salar Vocabulary], 成都: 四川民族出版社, →ISBN, page 27
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “pola”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 237

Samoan

Noun

pola

1. blind used a retractable wall

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒːla/
• Hyphenation: po‧la

Noun

póla f (Cyrillic spelling по́ла)

1. half

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pôla/
• Hyphenation: po‧la

Adverb

pȍla (Cyrillic spelling по̏ла)

1. half [with genitive]

   pola sata — half an hour

   pola tri — 2:30

   na pola puta — at the half-way point

   u pola noći — at midnight

Noun

pola (Cyrillic spelling пола)

1. genitive singular of pol

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpola/ [ˈpo.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: po‧la

Noun

pola f (plural polas)

1. (Colombia, coloquial) beer

   Synonyms: cerveza, chela (Mexico)

Verb

pola

1. inflection of polir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Verb

pola (present polar, preterite polade, supine polat, imperative pola)

1. (dated) to be buddies or mates (with someone)

   De polar

   They are buddies

   att pola med någon

   to be buddies with someone

2. (dated, colloquial) to be a sexual partner (to)

Usage notes

Unfamiliar to many younger native speakers, though the derived word polare (“buddy”) is universally known.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pola (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pola		polas
Supine	polat		polats
Imperative	pola		—
Imper. plural1	polen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	polar	polade	polas	polades
Ind. plural1	pola	polade	polas	polades
Subjunctive2	pole	polade	poles	polades
	Participles
Present participle	polande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• polare (“buddy”)

References

• pola in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pola in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pola in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)