polus
Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε ἢ θηρίον ἢ θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god
Latin > English
polus pola, polum ADJ :: little; small; (only a) small amount/quantity of/little bit of
polus polus poli N M :: pole (e.g., north pole), end of an axis; heaven, sky, celestial vault
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŏlus: i, m., = πόλος.
I Lit., the end of an axis, a pole (poet. and postAug.): terra a verticibus duobus, quos appellaverunt polos, centrum caeli est, nec non Signiferi oblique inter eos siti, Plin. 2, 15, 13, § 63; 2, 70, 71, § 179; Ov. M. 2, 75; id. P. 2, 7, 64: polus glacialis, the north pole, id. M. 2, 173; or, gelidus, id. H. 18, 152; also absol., the north pole, id. Tr. 4, 3, 15: polus australis, id. M. 2, 131; or, austrinus, the south pole, Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 56.—
II Transf.
A The polar star, Vitr. 9, 6 fin.—
B The heavens, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 14 (Trag. Rel. p. 190 Rib.); Verg. A. 3, 586; 5, 721; Hor. C. 1, 28, 6; 3, 29, 44; id. Epod. 17, 77; Val. Fl. 1, 622: immensi parva figura poli, Ov. F. 6, 278.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) pŏlus,¹⁰ ī, m. (πόλος),
1 pôle [du monde] : Plin. 2, 63 ; Ov. M. 2, 75 || le Nord : Ov. M. 2, 173 ; Tr. 4, 3, 15 || l’étoile polaire : Vitr. Arch. 9, 6, 6
2 le ciel : Acc. Tr. 190 ; Virg. En. 3, 586 ; Hor. O. 1, 28, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
polus, ī, m. (πόλος, der Drehpunkt; dah.) I) der Pol an der Erd- und Himmelsachse, Nord- u. Südpol (rein lat. vertex), Cic. poët. u. Plin.: p. gelidus, glacialis, Nordpol, Ov.; u. ders. bl. polus, Ov.: p. australis, der Südpol, Ov. – II) übtr.: A) der sich über uns hindrehende, sichtbare Himmel, das Himmelsgewölbe (vgl. Varro LL. 7, 14), Acc. tr. fr., Hor. u.a. Dicht.: immensi parva figura poli, Himmelskugel, Ov. fast. 6, 278. – Plur., Val. Flacc. 1, 622. – B) der Nordstern, Polarstern, Vitr. 9, 4 (6), 6, 6.
Latin > Chinese
polus, i. m. :: 極。天。Duo poli 南北二極。
