Gestapo

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (secret state police).

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Proper noun

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the Gestapo

  1. (historical, Nazism) The secret police of Nazi Germany.
  2. (informal, derogatory, by extension) Any militant oppressive force or group.
    • 2009, Ian Dunbar, More Than a Puff of Smoke, page 230:
      Men were frog-marched by the feminist Gestapo into accepting an alien 'politically correct' agenda.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From German Gestapo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡestɑpo/, [ˈɡe̞s̠tɑ̝po̞]
  • Rhymes: -estɑpo
  • Syllabification(key): Ges‧ta‧po

Proper noun

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Gestapo

  1. Gestapo (Nazi secret police)

Declension

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Inflection of Gestapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Gestapo
genitive Gestapon
partitive Gestapoa
illative Gestapoon
singular plural
nominative Gestapo
accusative nom. Gestapo
gen. Gestapon
genitive Gestapon
partitive Gestapoa
inessive Gestapossa
elative Gestaposta
illative Gestapoon
adessive Gestapolla
ablative Gestapolta
allative Gestapolle
essive Gestapona
translative Gestapoksi
abessive Gestapotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Gestapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gestaponi
accusative nom. Gestaponi
gen. Gestaponi
genitive Gestaponi
partitive Gestapoani
inessive Gestapossani
elative Gestapostani
illative Gestapooni
adessive Gestapollani
ablative Gestapoltani
allative Gestapolleni
essive Gestaponani
translative Gestapokseni
abessive Gestapottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gestaposi
accusative nom. Gestaposi
gen. Gestaposi
genitive Gestaposi
partitive Gestapoasi
inessive Gestapossasi
elative Gestapostasi
illative Gestapoosi
adessive Gestapollasi
ablative Gestapoltasi
allative Gestapollesi
essive Gestaponasi
translative Gestapoksesi
abessive Gestapottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gestapomme
accusative nom. Gestapomme
gen. Gestapomme
genitive Gestapomme
partitive Gestapoamme
inessive Gestapossamme
elative Gestapostamme
illative Gestapoomme
adessive Gestapollamme
ablative Gestapoltamme
allative Gestapollemme
essive Gestaponamme
translative Gestapoksemme
abessive Gestapottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gestaponne
accusative nom. Gestaponne
gen. Gestaponne
genitive Gestaponne
partitive Gestapoanne
inessive Gestapossanne
elative Gestapostanne
illative Gestapoonne
adessive Gestapollanne
ablative Gestapoltanne
allative Gestapollenne
essive Gestaponanne
translative Gestapoksenne
abessive Gestapottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Gestaponsa
accusative nom. Gestaponsa
gen. Gestaponsa
genitive Gestaponsa
partitive Gestapoaan
Gestapoansa
inessive Gestapossaan
Gestapossansa
elative Gestapostaan
Gestapostansa
illative Gestapoonsa
adessive Gestapollaan
Gestapollansa
ablative Gestapoltaan
Gestapoltansa
allative Gestapolleen
Gestapollensa
essive Gestaponaan
Gestaponansa
translative Gestapokseen
Gestapoksensa
abessive Gestapottaan
Gestapottansa
instructive
comitative

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German

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Etymology

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Contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (secret state police). The predominant pronunciation with /st/ is from reading out the form as one word and thus to some extent a spelling pronunciation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈstaːpo/, [ɡeˈstaː.po], [ɡə-], [ɡɛsˈtaːpo]
  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈʃtaːpo/ (fairly rare)
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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die Gestapo f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Gestapo)

  1. (historical, Nazism) Gestapo

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Proper noun

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Gestapo f

  1. Gestapo

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (secret state police).

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Gestapo n (indeclinable)

  1. (historical, Nazism) Alternative spelling of gestapo

Declension

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Indeclinable

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adjective
nouns

Further reading

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  • Gestapo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from German Gestapo.

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Proper noun

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Gestapo f

  1. (historical) Gestapo (the secret police of the Nazi party)