póll

See also: poll, Poll, põll, and Pöll

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)

  1. pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)
  2. pole (extreme point of an axis)
  3. pole (one of two opposing forces or parts)

Declension

Declension of póll (masculine)
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

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