policija
See also: policijā
Latvian
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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | policija | — |
| genitive | policijas | — |
| dative | policijai | — |
| accusative | policiju | — |
| instrumental | policiju | — |
| locative | policijā | — |
| vocative | 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
poli̇̀cija f (plural poli̇̀cijos) 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
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | poli̇̀cija | poli̇̀cijos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | poli̇̀cijos | poli̇̀cijų |
| dative (naudininkas) | poli̇̀cijai | poli̇̀cijoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | poli̇̀ciją | poli̇̀cijas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | poli̇̀cija | poli̇̀cijomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | poli̇̀cijoje | poli̇̀cijose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | poli̇̀cija | poli̇̀cijos |
Derived terms
- policijantas
- policininkas
- policinis
Further reading
- “policija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “policija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[1], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /polǐt͡sija/
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ci‧ja
- Rhymes: -ija
Noun
polìcija f (Cyrillic spelling полѝција)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | policija | policije |
| genitive | policije | policija |
| dative | policiji | policijama |
| accusative | policiju | policije |
| vocative | policijo | policije |
| locative | policiji | policijama |
| instrumental | policijom | policijama |
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/
Noun
policȋja f
Declension
| 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 (in Slovene), 2014–2025