LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

polia1

polia f (accusative polian)
Classical[ˈpɔ.li.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.li.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea precious stone
    Colōs appellāvit drosolithum herbāceus, melichrum melleus, cuius plūra genera, melichlōrum geminus, parte flāvus, parte melleus, crociān crocī similitūdine quādam spargente, poliān cānitiē, spartopoliān rāriōre.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 37.73

pŏlĭa, ae, f., = πολιά,
I. a precious stone of a gray color, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 191.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολιά (poliá).

noun · femininefirst declension
pōlīa2
pōlīa f (genitive pōlīae)
Classical[poːˈliː.a]Ecclesiastical[poˈliː.a]

Meaning

  1. a stable of horses

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepōlīapōlīae
genitivepōlīaepōlīārum
dativepōlīaepōlīīs
accusativepōlīampōlīās
ablativepōlīāpōlīīs
vocativepōlīapōlīae

pōlīa, ae, f., = πωλεία,
I. a stud of horses, Dig. 21, 1, 38 fin.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πωλεία (pōleía).

Quick answers

What does polia mean in Latin?
polia, a noun, means “a precious stone”.
How do you pronounce polia?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɔ.li.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔː.li.a].