Pól

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pol"

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔl]

Proper noun

Pól m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Pól: Pólsson [ˈpœlsɔn]
  • daughter Pól: Pólsdóttir [ˈpɔlsˌdœtːɪr]

The fact that the pronunciation of Pólsson makes out of /poul/ a /pøl/ made the Faroese writer and musician Petur Pólson Jensen, to write his patronymic name with only one S.

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Pól
Accusative Pól
Dative Póli
Genitive Póls

Alternative forms


Irish

Etymology

From Latin Paulus, perhaps via Anglo-Norman Pol and/or English Paul.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pól m (genitive Phóil)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Paul

Declension

Derived terms

  • galar Póil (falling-sickness, epilepsy)
  • Naomh Pól (Saint Paul)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Pól Phól bPól
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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