Polizei

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin policia, from Late Latin polītīa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌpo.liˈt͡saɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
  • Hyphenation: Po‧li‧zei
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Noun

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Polizei f (genitive Polizei, plural Polizeien)

  1. (law enforcement) police
    Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat.
    The police caught the pickpocket in the act.

Declension

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Declension of Polizei [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Polizei die Polizeien
genitive einer der Polizei der Polizeien
dative einer der Polizei den Polizeien
accusative eine die Polizei die Polizeien

Derived terms

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derived from Polizei or from other terms with -in

Descendants

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  • → Czech: policie
  • → Romanian: polițai
  • → Ukrainian: поліца́й (policáj)

Further reading

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Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Polizei f

  1. police
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