LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

polāris1

polāris (neuter polāre)
Classical[pɔˈɫaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[poˈlaː.ris]

Meaning

  1. Late Latintwo terminationOf or pertaining to the poles (northern and southern).

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolārispolārispolāre
genitivepolārispolārispolāris
dativepolārīpolārīpolārī
accusativepolārempolārempolāre
ablativepolārīpolārīpolārī
vocativepolārispolārispolāre
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolārēspolārēspolāria
genitivepolāriumpolāriumpolārium
dativepolāribuspolāribuspolāribus
accusativepolārīs
polārēs
polārīs
polārēs
polāria
ablativepolāribuspolāribuspolāribus
vocativepolārēspolārēspolāria

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin polāris From polus + -āris.

Descendants
  • Catalanpolar
  • Englishpolar
  • Italianpolare
  • Portuguesepolar
  • Spanishpolar
  • Galicianpolar

In English words that came into English from polāris

  • polarpolāris
proper noun · neuterthird declension
Polāris2
Polāris n sg (genitive Polāris)
Classical[pɔˈɫaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[poˈlaː.ris]

Meaning

  1. The star α Ursae Minoris in the constellation Ursa Minor.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePolāris—
genitivePolāris—
dativePolārī—
accusativePolārem—
ablativePolāre—
vocativePolāris—

Origins

From stēlla polāris (“pole star”).

Quick answers

What does polāris mean in Latin?
polāris, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to the poles (northern and southern).”.
How do you pronounce polāris?
In classical Latin, [pɔˈɫaː.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈlaː.ris].