pôle

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pole"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pole, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pol/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ol
Homophone: pôles

Noun

pôle m (plural pôles)

(geography, astronomy, sciences) pole
(figuratively) centre, hub

Derived terms

Related terms

polaire

Further reading

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

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polus.

Noun

pôle m (plural pôles)

(Jersey, geography, astronomy, sciences) pole

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.