Polizei

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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
  • (file)
  • (file)

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]

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