polit

See also: polít, polît, and polit.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“I polish, smooth”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /polit/, [po̞.lit̪]

Adjective

polit (comparative politago, superlative politen, excessive politegi)

1. pretty, lovely

   Antonym: itsusi

Declension

Declension of polit (adjective, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		polit	polita	politak
ergative		politek	politak	politek
dative		politi	politari	politei
genitive		politen	politaren	politen
comitative		politekin	politarekin	politekin
causative		politengatik	politarengatik	politengatik
benefactive		politentzat	politarentzat	politentzat
instrumental		politez	politaz	politez
inessive	anim	politengan	politarengan	politengan
	inan	politetan	politean	politetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	politetako	politeko	politetako
allative	anim	politengana	politarengana	politengana
	inan	politetara	politera	politetara
terminative	anim	politenganaino	politarenganaino	politenganaino
	inan	politetaraino	politeraino	politetaraino
directive	anim	politenganantz	politarenganantz	politenganantz
	inan	politetarantz	politerantz	politetarantz
destinative	anim	politenganako	politarenganako	politenganako
	inan	politetarako	politerako	politetarako
ablative	anim	politengandik	politarengandik	politengandik
	inan	politetatik	politetik	politetatik
partitive		politik	—	—
prolative		polit-tzat	—	—

Further reading

• “polit”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “polit”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

From polir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [puˈlit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [poˈlit]
• Rhymes: -it

Adjective

polit (feminine polida, masculine plural polits, feminine plural polides)

1. clean, tidy, refined

   Synonyms: net, endreçat, pulcre

2. beautiful

   Synonyms: bell, formós, bonic

   la jova més polida de Menorca ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• polidesa

Noun

polit m (plural polits)

1. whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
2. curlew

   Synonyms: becut, siglot

Derived terms

• polit becfí

Participle

polit (feminine polida, masculine plural polits, feminine plural polides)

1. past participle of polir

Further reading

• “polit” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “polit”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “polit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪt]

Participle

polit

1. masculine singular passive participle of polít

French

Verb

polit

1. inflection of polir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person singular past historic

Latin

Verb

polit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of poliō

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puˈlit]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

polit m (feminine polida, masculine plural polits, feminine plural polidas)

1. pretty