милицейский

Russian

Etymology

мили́ция (milícija) +‎ -ский (-skij)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪlʲɪˈt͡sɛjskʲɪj]

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Adjective

милице́йский • (milicéjskij)

1. (relational) police, militsia (during the Soviet period and in some post-Soviet successor states)
2. (historical, relational) militia (in the Russian Empire)

Usage notes

• In the Soviet Union and many Eastern Bloc states, as well as in some post-Soviet successor states (until 2011 in Russia), the police was known as мили́ция (milícija). As a result, during the Soviet and early post-Soviet period, the term полице́йский (policéjskij) referred mainly to foreign (Western Bloc) or pre-revolutionary police forces.

Declension

Declension of милице́йский (no short forms)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		милице́йский milicéjskij	милице́йское milicéjskoje	милице́йская milicéjskaja	милице́йские milicéjskije
genitive		милице́йского milicéjskovo		милице́йской milicéjskoj	милице́йских milicéjskix
dative		милице́йскому milicéjskomu		милице́йской milicéjskoj	милице́йским milicéjskim
accusative	animate	милице́йского milicéjskovo	милице́йское milicéjskoje	милице́йскую milicéjskuju	милице́йских milicéjskix
	inanimate	милице́йский milicéjskij			милице́йские milicéjskije
instrumental		милице́йским milicéjskim		милице́йской, милице́йскою milicéjskoj, milicéjskoju	милице́йскими milicéjskimi
prepositional		милице́йском milicéjskom		милице́йской milicéjskoj	милице́йских milicéjskix

Related terms

• мили́ция (milícija)
• милиционе́р (milicionér)