noun · femininefirst declension
pōlea
pōlea f sg (genitive pōleae)
Meaning
- uncountableThe dung of an ass's foal, allegedly used, according to Pliny the Elder, for a preparation administered as a drug.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pōlea | — |
| genitive | pōleae | — |
| dative | pōleae | — |
| accusative | pōleam | — |
| ablative | pōleā | — |
| vocative | pōlea | — |
pōlĕa, ae, f., = πωλίον,
I. the dung of an ass's foal, Plin. 28, 13, 57, § 200.
Origins
Reportedly a loan from a language spoken in the Roman province of Syria. Considered a cognate of Ancient Greek πωλίον (pōlíon), "pony", "young elephant", "fetal membrane of a foal".