"-pole" meaning in French

See -pole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /pɔl/ Forms: -poles [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|grc|πόλις||city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -pole f (noun-forming suffix, plural -poles)
  1. -polis Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--pole-fr-suffix-8UyoMz7c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /pɔl/ Forms: -poles [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πωλεῖν (pōleîn, “to sell”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|grc|πωλεῖν||to sell}} Ancient Greek πωλεῖν (pōleîn, “to sell”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} -pole m (noun-forming suffix, plural -poles)
  1. -poly, related to market or economy Tags: masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--pole-fr-suffix-ZWuzK4dd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
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Download raw JSONL data for -pole meaning in French (2.7kB)

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  ],
  "section": "French",
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  "title": "-pole",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
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