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-pol
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Appendix:Variations of "pol"
English
Etymology
en politics.
Pronunciation
en
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)--pol.wav GA
Suffix
en Internet slang Used with a country code or abbreviation to form a noun denoting the politics of that country.
en mul:US uspol<t:US politics>
en mul:DE depol<t:German politics>
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare the morphologically similar diminutive suffix nci -pīl.
Pronunciation
nci /-poːl/ [-poːɬ]
Suffix
-pōl nci suffix plural -popōl
Used with nouns to form an augmentative or emphatic, denoting largeness, intensity or importance.
nci huēyi
nci -pīl tepitōn -tōn -tzin
nci huēyi<t:something large> huēhuēyipōl<t:something very large>
nci citlālin<t:a star> citlālpōl<t:a bright star; the morning star>
Used with nouns to form a pejorative, denoting contempt, disdain or disapproval.
nci huēhueh<t:an elderly man> huēhuehpōl<t:a vile old man>
Derived terms
nci
References
Frances Karttunen 1992 An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl University of Oklahoma Press 194