Poleis

German, noun/ˈpoːlˌaɪ̯s/

Poleis is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative form of Polareis (“polar ice”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of Polis (“Greek city-state”).

What does Poleis mean in English?

noun

1
neuteralternative form of Polareis (“polar ice”)

noun

1
plural of Polis (“Greek city-state”)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of Poleis

Poleises genitive
Poleise dative singular

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Poleis?

/ˈpoːlˌaɪ̯s/
/ˈpɔ.lɛɪ̯s/
/ˈpɔ.laɪ̯s/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Poleis in German?

Poleis appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.

Poleis0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000

rarerper million words of written Germanmore common

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).