polisn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊləs/,

/ˈpoʊlis/, Scottish English

/ˈpolɪs/,

/ˈpolis/, Irish English

/ˈpoʊləs/,

/ˈpoʊlis/

Forms:

α. English regional (north-eastern) 1900s– pollis; Scottish 1800s– polis, 1800s– pollis, 1900s– poliss; Irish English 1800s poliss, 1800s– polis.

β. Scottish 1800s polie, 1800s polly.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: police n.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of police n.The β forms represent an inferred singular with loss of -s by confusion with the plural ending -s.

Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (north-eastern).

The police; a police officer.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman

truncheon officer1708

runner1735

horny1753

nibbing-cull1775

nabbing-cull1780

police officer1784

police constable1787

policeman1788

scout1789

nabman1792

nabber1795

pig1811

Bow-street officer1812

nab1813

peeler1816

split1819

grunter1823

robin redbreast1824

bulky1828

raw (or unboiled) lobster1829

Johnny Darm1830

polis1833

crusher1835

constable1839

police1839

agent1841

johndarm1843

blue boy1844

bobby1844

bluebottle1845

copper1846

blue1848

polisman1850

blue coat1851

Johnny1851

PC1851

spot1851

Jack1854

truncheonist1854

fly1857

greycoat1857

cop1859

Cossack1859

slop1859

scuffer1860

nailerc1863

worm1864

Robert1870

reeler1879

minion of the law1882

ginger pop1887

rozzer1888

nark1890

bull1893

grasshopper1893

truncheon-bearer1896

John1898

finger1899

flatty1899

mug1903

John Dunn1904

John Hop1905

gendarme1906

Johnny Hop1908

pavement pounder1908

buttons1911

flat-foot1913

pounder1919

Hop1923

bogy1925

shamus1925

heat1928

fuzz1929

law1929

narker1932

roach1932

jonnop1938

grass1939

roller1940

Babylon1943

walloper1945

cozzer1950

Old Bill1958

cowboy1959

monaych1961

cozzpot1962

policeperson1965

woolly1965

Fed1966

wolly1970

plod1971

roz1971

Smokey Bear1974

bear1975

beast1978

woodentop1981

Five-O1983

dibble1990

Bow-street runner-

1833 Lady Morgan Manor Sackville iv, in Dramatic Scenes I. 222 Here's confusion to the Polis, whooh!

1890 J. Kerr Reminisc. I. 98 Then for a while the loon to jail Was taken by a polie, O.

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 43 They sent the Polis there, The English were too drunk to know, the Irish didn't care.

1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie 124 Her niece Sarah, and Macrae the nicht polis.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 420 Don't be all night before the polis in plain clothes sees us.

1967 ‘H. Calvin’ Nice Friendly Town viii. 104 ‘But I'll have to get on to the police,’ I protested, and Jumbo..pointed to Eddie Bone and said: ‘He's a polis. Get on to him.’

1977 G. Todd Geordie Words & Phrases 34/1 Gan an' get the pollis.

2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 12 Oct. 22 The polis on duty could only see the lower half of a rather fetching pair of pins clad in tartan tights.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

polisn.²

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑlɪs/

Inflections: Plural poleis.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πόλις.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πόλις city < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit pūr, Lithuanian pilis castle (originally also in sense ‘town’), although probably representing a different ablaut grade. Compare post-classical Latin polis (6th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources).

Chiefly Ancient History.

A Greek city-state; spec. such a state considered in its ideal form. More generally: the state, the body politic. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > city state

city1481

polis1884

1884 J. Rae Contemp. Socialism iii. 123 Its [sc. the state's] inhabitants must be politized, for they, all of them, constitute the polis.

1886 Polit. Sci. Q. 1 564 The ancient Heathen State, which, after passing through the forms of theocracy and satrapy, culminated in the polis.

1929 N. Mallinson tr. G. Glotz Greek City 2 From the association of many villages, the complete State was created, the perfect community, the polis.

1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 51 We can at least serve other ends, Can love the polis of our friends.

1958 Notes & Queries 203 507/2 She appears an irreverent seductress pursuing Merlin in order to destroy the Arthurian polis.

1980 A. Snodgrass Archaic Greece 203 Powerful poleis like Thebes, Argos and..Aigina..submitted to Persian rule.

2004 Boston Globe (Nexis) 4 July g7 Too much is at stake in decisions that guide the polis to allow any faction of society to impose its own ideology based on religion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polis
释义	polisn.¹ Brit. /ˈpɒlɪs/, U.S. /ˈpoʊləs/, /ˈpoʊlis/, Scottish English /ˈpolɪs/, /ˈpolis/, Irish English /ˈpoʊləs/, /ˈpoʊlis/ Forms: α. English regional (north-eastern) 1900s– pollis; Scottish 1800s– polis, 1800s– pollis, 1900s– poliss; Irish English 1800s poliss, 1800s– polis. β. Scottish 1800s polie, 1800s polly. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: police n. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of police n.The β forms represent an inferred singular with loss of -s by confusion with the plural ending -s. Scottish, Irish English, and English regional (north-eastern). The police; a police officer. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman truncheon officer1708 runner1735 horny1753 nibbing-cull1775 nabbing-cull1780 police officer1784 police constable1787 policeman1788 scout1789 nabman1792 nabber1795 pig1811 Bow-street officer1812 nab1813 peeler1816 split1819 grunter1823 robin redbreast1824 bulky1828 raw (or unboiled) lobster1829 Johnny Darm1830 polis1833 crusher1835 constable1839 police1839 agent1841 johndarm1843 blue boy1844 bobby1844 bluebottle1845 copper1846 blue1848 polisman1850 blue coat1851 Johnny1851 PC1851 spot1851 Jack1854 truncheonist1854 fly1857 greycoat1857 cop1859 Cossack1859 slop1859 scuffer1860 nailerc1863 worm1864 Robert1870 reeler1879 minion of the law1882 ginger pop1887 rozzer1888 nark1890 bull1893 grasshopper1893 truncheon-bearer1896 John1898 finger1899 flatty1899 mug1903 John Dunn1904 John Hop1905 gendarme1906 Johnny Hop1908 pavement pounder1908 buttons1911 flat-foot1913 pounder1919 Hop1923 bogy1925 shamus1925 heat1928 fuzz1929 law1929 narker1932 roach1932 jonnop1938 grass1939 roller1940 Babylon1943 walloper1945 cozzer1950 Old Bill1958 cowboy1959 monaych1961 cozzpot1962 policeperson1965 woolly1965 Fed1966 wolly1970 plod1971 roz1971 Smokey Bear1974 bear1975 beast1978 woodentop1981 Five-O1983 dibble1990 Bow-street runner- 1833 Lady Morgan Manor Sackville iv, in Dramatic Scenes I. 222 Here's confusion to the Polis, whooh! 1890 J. Kerr Reminisc. I. 98 Then for a while the loon to jail Was taken by a polie, O. 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 43 They sent the Polis there, The English were too drunk to know, the Irish didn't care. 1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie 124 Her niece Sarah, and Macrae the nicht polis. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 420 Don't be all night before the polis in plain clothes sees us. 1967 ‘H. Calvin’ Nice Friendly Town viii. 104 ‘But I'll have to get on to the police,’ I protested, and Jumbo..pointed to Eddie Bone and said: ‘He's a polis. Get on to him.’ 1977 G. Todd Geordie Words & Phrases 34/1 Gan an' get the pollis. 2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 12 Oct. 22 The polis on duty could only see the lower half of a rather fetching pair of pins clad in tartan tights. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). polisn.² Brit. /ˈpɒlɪs/, U.S. /ˈpɑlɪs/ Inflections: Plural poleis. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πόλις. Etymology: < ancient Greek πόλις city < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit pūr, Lithuanian pilis castle (originally also in sense ‘town’), although probably representing a different ablaut grade. Compare post-classical Latin polis (6th cent.; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources). Chiefly Ancient History. A Greek city-state; spec. such a state considered in its ideal form. More generally: the state, the body politic. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > city state city1481 polis1884 1884 J. Rae Contemp. Socialism iii. 123 Its [sc. the state's] inhabitants must be politized, for they, all of them, constitute the polis. 1886 Polit. Sci. Q. 1 564 The ancient Heathen State, which, after passing through the forms of theocracy and satrapy, culminated in the polis. 1929 N. Mallinson tr. G. Glotz Greek City 2 From the association of many villages, the complete State was created, the perfect community, the polis. 1941 W. H. Auden New Year Let. iii. 51 We can at least serve other ends, Can love the polis of our friends. 1958 Notes & Queries 203 507/2 She appears an irreverent seductress pursuing Merlin in order to destroy the Arthurian polis. 1980 A. Snodgrass Archaic Greece 203 Powerful poleis like Thebes, Argos and..Aigina..submitted to Persian rule. 2004 Boston Globe (Nexis) 4 July g7 Too much is at stake in decisions that guide the polis to allow any faction of society to impose its own ideology based on religion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : -poliscomb. form < n.¹1833n.²1884 see also
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