polet

Middle English

Noun

polet

1. Alternative form of pulet

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From polèteti/polètjeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǒlet/
• Hyphenation: po‧let

Noun

pòlet m (Cyrillic spelling по̀лет)

1. a taking flight, takeoff
2. enthusiasm, elation, spirit
   • 1969, Polet Mladosti:

     Polet nam nosi mlađanu snagu / kršniju nego kamen i brijeg.

     Our spirit brings us youthful strength / More rugged than the rock and hill.

3. quick, strong growth; progress

Related terms

• lȇt
• polèteti
• polètjeti

References

• “polet”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024