polis
French, verb\po.lis\
polis is spelled P-O-L-I-S (5 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polis is a French masculine verb meaning “first/second-person singular present indicative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does polis mean in English?
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular present indicative
- 2
first/second-person singular past historic
- 3
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
masculinemasculine plural of poli
adjective
- 1
masculinemasculine plural of poli
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dans la Grèce antique, cité-État composée d’une communauté de citoyens libres et autonomes. 2. De façon plus générale, même à l’époque moderne, cité (au sens politique).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce polis?
- \po.lis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polis in French?
polis appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).