Wiktionary

Polizei

German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin policia, from Late Latin polītīa.

Pronunciation edit

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

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 edit

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 edit

Related terms edit

derived from Polizei or from other terms with -in

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit

Plautdietsch edit

Noun edit

Polizei f

  1. police
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