pollis
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Standard English police, compare Scots polis.
Noun
pollis (countable and uncountable, plural pollises)
- (uncountable, Geordie) The police.
- (countable, Geordie) A policeman or policewoman.
References
- Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “pollis”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
Latin
Etymology
See pollen (“fine flour”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɔl.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɔl.lis]
Noun
pollis m or f (genitive pollinis); third declension
- alternative form of pollen
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| 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[1]
- “pollis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray