policie

Czech

Etymology

Derived from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpolɪt͡sɪjɛ]

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• Rhymes: -ɪjɛ

Noun

policie f

1. police

Declension

Declension of policie (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	policie	policie
genitive	policie	policií
dative	policii	policiím
accusative	policii	policie
vocative	policie	policie
locative	policii	policiích
instrumental	policií	policiemi

Derived terms

• policejní
• policista

 

Related terms

• See polis

Further reading

• policie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• policie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• policie in Internetová jazyková příručka

Middle French

Alternative forms

• politie

Etymology

Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

Noun

policie f (plural policies)

1. policy
2. rule; law; regulation

Descendants

• → English: policy