polem

See also: pólem

Albanian

Etymology

Coined by Pjetër Bogdani.[1] From po- +‎ lem (Gheg past participle of lej (“I give birth, I am born”)). The use of the participle lem while there is another word, lem, that also means people but is seemingly unrelated etymologically, may be coincidental.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈlɛm/

Noun

polem m (plural poleme, definite polemi, definite plural polemet)

  1. (colloquial) people (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation), folk
    Synonyms: popull, gjinde

Declension

Declension of polem
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative polem polemi poleme polemet
accusative polemin
dative polemi polemit polemeve polemeve
ablative polemesh

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “polem”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1169

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpolɛm]
  • Hyphenation: po‧lem

Noun

polem

  1. instrumental singular of pole

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lɛm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɛm
  • Syllabification: po‧lem

Noun

polem n

  1. instrumental singular of pole
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