poli

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪ]
• Rhymes: -olɪ
• Hyphenation: po‧li

poli

1. inflection of pole:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. instrumental plural

• pilo

Clipping of polikliniek.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoː.li/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: po‧li
• Rhymes: -oːli

poli f (plural poli's, no diminutive)

1. an outpatient clinic

• → Indonesian: poli

Clipping of poliklinikka.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/, [ˈpo̞li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification^(key): po‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧li

poli (colloquial)

1. polyclinic

• “poli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• Ilpo

Inherited from Latin polītus.

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li/

• Audio:

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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poli (feminine polie, masculine plural polis, feminine plural polies)

1. polite
2. polished

• politesse
• poliment

poli m (plural polis)

1. lustre, polish

poli (feminine polie, masculine plural polis, feminine plural polies)

1. past participle of polir

• polir

• “poli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• poil

From Dutch poli (“clinic, outpatient clinic”), from clipping of polikliniek.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/ [ˈpo.li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification: po‧li

poli (plural poli-poli)

1. (healthcare) clipping of poliklinik (“clinic, outpatient clinic”)

   Dokter dan perawat positif CoVID-19, poli rumah sakit ditutup. ― Doctor and nurse tested CoVID-19 positive, hospital outpatient clinic have been closed.

poli m pl

1. plural of polo

• lipo-

poli m pl

1. flood

polī

1. inflection of polus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

poli m

1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of polis

poli

1. superseded spelling of póli

From Latin poliō (“polish, smooth”).

poli

1. (Jersey) to polish

From Latin polītus (“polished, smoothed”), perfect passive participle of poliō (“polish, smooth”).

poli

1. past participle of poli

poli m

1. (Jersey) polite

• polîment (“politely”)

poli

1. inflection of polir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

poli (Cyrillic spelling поли)

1. second/third-person singular aorist past of politi

• IPA^(key): /pɔʎi/, (high register) [ˈpɔʎi], (common) [ˈpɔli]
• Rhymes: -ɔʎi
• Hyphenation: po‧li

poli n

1. locative singular of pole

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoli/ [ˈpo.li]
• Rhymes: -oli
• Syllabification: po‧li

Clipping of policía.

poli m or f by sense (plural polis)

1. (colloquial) cop

   Synonym: (Spain) madero

poli f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) heat, the police

Clipping of poliamoroso / borrowed from English poly.

poli m or f (masculine and feminine plural polis)

1. (chiefly informal) polyamorous.

• “poli”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Cognate with Ternate fodi (“to buy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo.l̪i/

poli

1. (transitive) to buy

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics