pôlëcëja

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɵləˈt͡səja/
• Rhymes: -əja
• Syllabification: pô‧lë‧cë‧ja

Noun

pôlëcëja f (related adjective pôlëcyny)

1. (law enforcement) police (public agency charged with enforcing laws and maintaining public order, usually being granted special privileges to do so)

Noun

pôlëcëja m pers

1. (law enforcement) policeman, police officer

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1912) “pɵläcȧ̃jă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 828