póll
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish pol, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis of rotation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰoutl/
- Rhymes: -outl
Noun
póll m (genitive singular póls, nominative plural pólar)
- pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
- pole (extreme point of an axis)
- pole (one of two opposing forces or parts)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | póll | póllinn | pólar | pólarnir |
| accusative | pól | pólinn | póla | pólana |
| dative | pól | pólnum | pólum | pólunum |
| genitive | póls | pólsins | póla | pólanna |
Further reading
- “póll” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)