pollis
English
Alternative forms
Noun
pollis (countable and uncountable, plural pollises)
- (uncountable, Geordie) The police.
- (countable, Geordie) A policeman or policewoman.
References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
Latin
Etymology
See pollen (“fine flour”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpol.lis/, [ˈpɔlːʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpol.lis/, [ˈpɔlːis]
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pollis | pollinēs |
Genitive | pollinis | pollinum |
Dative | pollinī | pollinibus |
Accusative | pollinem | pollinēs |
Ablative | polline | pollinibus |
Vocative | pollis | pollinēs |
References
- “pollis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pollis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,195/3.
- “pollis”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “pollis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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