# poli
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpolɪ]
* Rhymes: -olɪ
* Hyphenation: po‧li

### Noun

poli
* inflection of pole:
** dative/locative singular
** instrumental plural

### Anagrams

* pilo

## Dutch
### Etymology

Clipping of polikliniek.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoː.li/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: po‧li
* Rhymes: -oːli

### Noun

poli f (plural poli's)
* an outpatient clinic

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: poli

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of poliklinikka

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoli/, [ˈpo̞li]
* Rhymes: -oli
* Hyphenation: po‧li

### Noun

poli (colloquial)
* polyclinic

#### Declension

Possessive forms of poli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polini
polini
accusative
nom.
polini
polini
gen.
polini
genitive
polini
polieni
partitive
poliani
polejani
inessive
polissani
poleissani
elative
polistani
poleistani
illative
poliini
poleihini
adessive
polillani
poleillani
ablative
poliltani
poleiltani
allative
polilleni
poleilleni
essive
polinani
poleinani
translative
polikseni
poleikseni
abessive
polittani
poleittani
instructive
comitative
—poleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polisi
polisi
accusative
nom.
polisi
polisi
gen.
polisi
genitive
polisi
poliesi
partitive
poliasi
polejasi
inessive
polissasi
poleissasi
elative
polistasi
poleistasi
illative
poliisi
poleihisi
adessive
polillasi
poleillasi
ablative
poliltasi
poleiltasi
allative
polillesi
poleillesi
essive
polinasi
poleinasi
translative
poliksesi
poleiksesi
abessive
polittasi
poleittasi
instructive
comitative
—poleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polimme
polimme
accusative
nom.
polimme
polimme
gen.
polimme
genitive
polimme
poliemme
partitive
poliamme
polejamme
inessive
polissamme
poleissamme
elative
polistamme
poleistamme
illative
poliimme
poleihimme
adessive
polillamme
poleillamme
ablative
poliltamme
poleiltamme
allative
polillemme
poleillemme
essive
polinamme
poleinamme
translative
poliksemme
poleiksemme
abessive
polittamme
poleittamme
instructive
comitative
—poleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polinne
polinne
accusative
nom.
polinne
polinne
gen.
polinne
genitive
polinne
polienne
partitive
polianne
polejanne
inessive
polissanne
poleissanne
elative
polistanne
poleistanne
illative
poliinne
poleihinne
adessive
polillanne
poleillanne
ablative
poliltanne
poleiltanne
allative
polillenne
poleillenne
essive
polinanne
poleinanne
translative
poliksenne
poleiksenne
abessive
polittanne
poleittanne
instructive
comitative
—poleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
polinsa
polinsa
accusative
nom.
polinsa
polinsa
gen.
polinsa
genitive
polinsa
poliensa
partitive
poliaan poliansa
polejaan polejansa
inessive
polissaan polissansa
poleissaan poleissansa
elative
polistaan polistansa
poleistaan poleistansa
illative
poliinsa
poleihinsa
adessive
polillaan polillansa
poleillaan poleillansa
ablative
poliltaan poliltansa
poleiltaan poleiltansa
allative
polilleen polillensa
poleilleen poleillensa
essive
polinaan polinansa
poleinaan poleinansa
translative
polikseen poliksensa
poleikseen poleiksensa
abessive
polittaan polittansa
poleittaan poleittansa
instructive
comitative
—poleineen poleinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pelkopoli

### Further reading

* “poli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* Ilpo

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin polītus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔ.li/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

poli (feminine polie, masculine plural polis, feminine plural polies)
* polite
* polished

#### Related terms

* politesse
* poliment

### Noun

poli m (plural polis)
* lustre, polish

### Participle

poli (feminine polie, masculine plural polis, feminine plural polies)
* past participle of polir

#### Related terms

* polir

### Further reading

* “poli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* poil

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch poli (“clinic, outpatient clinic”), from clipping of polikliniek.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpoli]
* Hyphenation: po‧li

### Noun

poli (plural)
* (healthcare) clipping of poliklinik (“clinic, outpatient clinic”).
    Dokter dan perawat positif CoVID-19, poli rumah sakit ditutup. ― Doctor and nurse tested CoVID-19 positive, hospital outpatient clinic have been closed.

## Italian
### Noun

poli m pl
* plural of polo

### Anagrams

* lipo-

## Latgalian
### Noun

poli m pl
* flood

## Latin
### Noun

polī
* inflection of polus:
** nominative/vocative plural
** genitive singular

## Latvian
### Noun

poli m
* vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of polis

## Lower Sorbian
### Noun

poli
* Superseded spelling of póli.

## Norman
### Etymology 1

From Latin poliō (“polish, smooth”).

#### Verb

poli
* (Jersey) to polish

### Etymology 2

From Latin polītus (“polished, smoothed”), perfect passive participle of poliō (“polish, smooth”).

#### Verb

poli
* past participle of poli

#### Adjective

poli m
* (Jersey) polite

##### Derived terms

* polîment (“politely”)

## Portuguese
### Verb

poli
* inflection of polir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person plural imperative

## Serbo-Croatian
### Verb

poli (Cyrillic spelling поли)
* second/third-person singular aorist past of politi

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɔʎi]

### Noun

poli n
* locative singular of pole

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpoli/ [ˈpo.li]
* Rhymes: -oli
* Syllabification: po‧li

### Etymology 1

Clipping of policía.

#### Noun

poli m or f by sense (plural polis)
* (colloquial) cop
    Synonym: (Spain) madero

#### Noun

poli f (uncountable)
* (colloquial) heat, the police

##### Derived terms

* poli bueno poli malo

### Etymology 2

Clipping of poliamoroso / borrowed from English poly.

#### Adjective

poli m or f (masculine and feminine plural polis)
* (chiefly informal) polyamorous.

#### Further reading

* “poli”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## West Makian
### Etymology

Cognate with Ternate fodi (“to buy”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.l̪i/

### Verb

poli
* (transitive) to buy

#### Conjugation
### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics