policyjŏ

Silesian

Alternative forms

• policyjo (simplified)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polizei. Compare Polish policja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /pɔ.liˈt͡sɪ.jɔ/, (Western Silesian) /pɔ.liˈt͡sɪ.jɔw/, (Głogówek) /pɔ.liˈt͡sɪ.jɛw/

• Audio (non-Western):

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• Rhymes: -ɪjɔ, -ɪjɔw, -ɪjɛw
• Syllabification: po‧li‧cy‧jŏ

Noun

policyjŏ f (related adjective policyjny)

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

Declension

Declension of policyjŏ

	singular
nominative	policyjŏ
genitive	policyje
dative	policyji
accusative	policyjõ
instrumental	policyjōm
locative	policyji
vocative	policyjŏ

Further reading

• policyjŏ in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “policja”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 124
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “policyjŏ”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 115