LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

polus

polus m (genitive polī)
Classical[ˈpɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepole (an extreme point of an axis)
  2. masculinesky, the heavens

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

extrēma pars caelī, circā quam sīdera vertuntur
polus -ī (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepoluspolī
genitivepolīpolōrum
dativepolōpolīs
accusativepolumpolōs
ablativepolōpolīs
vocativepolepolī

pŏlus, i, m., = πόλος.
I. Lit., the end of an axis, a pole (poet. and postAug.): terra a verticibus duobus, quos appellaverunt polos, centrum caeli est, nec non Signiferi oblique inter eos siti, Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 63; 2, 70, 71, § 179; Ov. M. 2, 75; id. P. 2, 7, 64: polus glacialis, the north pole, id. M. 2, 173; or, gelidus, id. H. 18, 152; also absol., the north pole, id. Tr. 4, 3, 15: polus australis, id. M. 2, 131; or, austrinus, the south pole, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 56.—
II. Transf.
A. The polar star, Vitr. 9, 6 fin.—
B. The heavens, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 14 (Trag. Rel. p. 190 Rib.); Verg. A. 3, 586; 5, 721; Hor. C. 1, 28, 6; 3, 29, 44; id. Epod. 17, 77; Val. Fl. 1, 622: immensi parva figura poli, Ov. F. 6, 278.
Pŏlus, i, m.,
I. a celebrated Greek tragic actor, Gell. 7, 5, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis of rotation”).

Descendants
  • Italianpolo
  • Catalanpol
  • Frenchpôlefrom Old French pole
  • Englishpolefrom Old French pole
  • GermanPol
  • Occitanpòl
  • Portuguesepolo
  • Spanishpolo
  • Normanpôlefrom Old French pole
  • Dutchpoolfrom Old French pole

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPolusPolus (πόλος), a word of various meanings, all however connected in some way with a sphere of revolution, the root of the word being the same which ap…

Quick answers

What does polus mean in Latin?
polus, a noun, means “pole (an extreme point of an axis); sky, the heavens”.
What is the genitive of polus?
The genitive singular is polī. polus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce polus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔː.lus].