Volkspolizei

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Volkspolizei.

Proper noun

Volkspolizei

1. (historical) The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

German

Etymology

From Volk (“people, nation”) +‎ -s- +‎ Polizei (“police”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Volks‧po‧li‧zei

Noun

Volkspolizei f (genitive Volkspolizei, no plural)

1. (historical, East Germany) Volkspolizei (the national police force of the German Democratic Republic)

   Synonyms: VP, Vopo, VoPo

Declension

Declension of Volkspolizei [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Volkspolizei
genitive	einer	der	Volkspolizei
dative	einer	der	Volkspolizei
accusative	eine	die	Volkspolizei

Further reading

• “Volkspolizei” in Duden online
• “Volkspolizei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache