policija
See also: policijā
Latvian
Policija Rīgā
Noun
policija f (4th declension)
- police (security organ of a state)
- policijas iecirknis ― police station
- dienēt policijā ― to serve in the police
- policijas priekšnieks ― police chief
- drošības policija ― security police
- politiskā policija ― political police
- kriminālā policija, kriminālpolicija ― criminal police
- slepenā policija, slepenpolicija ― secret police
- policijas stunda ― curfew (lit. police hour)
- (collective) police (people who work in this security organ)
- Ieradās policija. ― The police arrived.
- police station (building where the police works)
- ierasties policijā ― to come to the police
- Viņš mani pavadīja uz policiju. ― He accompanied me to the police.
Declension
Declension of policija (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | policija | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | policiju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | policijas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | policijai | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | policiju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | policijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | policija | — |
Derived terms
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā), via Russian полиция (policija).
Pronunciation
- (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) IPA(key): /poːˈlʲɪt͡sʲɪjɐ/
Noun
polìcija f (plural polìcijos) stress pattern 1
- police (an administrative institution to maintain public security and order)
- police station (the building where this institution works)
- (collectively) police officers (the people who work in this institution)
Declension
Declension of polìcija
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | polìcija | polìcijos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | polìcijos | polìcijų |
| dative (naudininkas) | polìcijai | polìcijoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | polìciją | polìcijas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | polìcija | polìcijomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | polìcijoje | polìcijose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | polìcija | polìcijos |
Derived terms
- policijantas
- policininkas
- policinis
Further reading
- “policija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “policija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /polǐt͡sija/
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ci‧ja
- Rhymes: -ija
Declension
Synonyms
- (police): mìlīcija (mostly historical)
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā), compare German Polizei, Italian polizia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔlit͡síːja/
Inflection
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| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | policíja | ||
| gen. sing. | policíje | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
policíja | policíji | policíje |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
policíje | policíj | policíj |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
policíji | policíjama | policíjam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
policíjo | policíji | policíje |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
policíji | policíjah | policíjah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
policíjo | policíjama | policíjami |
Further reading
- “policija”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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