поліцай

See also: полицай and полицаи

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔlʲiˈt͡sai̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

поліца́й • (policáj) m pers (genitive поліца́я, nominative plural поліца́ї, genitive plural поліца́їв)

  1. (historical, now slang) cop (police officer)
  2. (historical, offensive) collaborationist auxiliary policeman working for the Nazi German occupation forces during World War II
  3. (by extension, offensive) any collaborationist policeman, e.g. during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Declension

Declension of поліца́й
(pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative поліца́й
policáj 		поліца́ї
policáji
genitive поліца́я
policája 		поліца́їв
policájiv
dative поліца́ю, поліца́єві
policáju, policájevi 		поліца́ям
policájam
accusative поліца́я
policája 		поліца́їв
policájiv
instrumental поліца́єм
policájem 		поліца́ями
policájamy
locative поліца́ю, поліца́єві, поліца́ї
policáju, policájevi, policáji 		поліца́ях
policájax
vocative поліца́ю
policáju 		поліца́ї
policáji
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