polit

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

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• IPA^(key): /polit/, [po̞.lit̪]

polit (comparative politago, superlative politen, excessive politegi)

1. pretty, lovely

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• "polit" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “polit” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

From polir.

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

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)

• polidesa

polit m (plural polits)

1. whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
2. curlew

   Synonyms: becut, siglot

• polit becfí

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

1. past participle of polir

• “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, 2024
• “polit” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪt]

polit

1. masculine singular passive participle of polít

polit

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

polit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of poliō

• IPA^(key): [puˈlit]

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

1. pretty