полицай

See also: полицаи

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [poliˈt͡saj]

Noun

полица́й • (policáj) m (feminine полица́йка, relational adjective полице́йски)

  1. police officer, policeman

Declension

References

  • полицай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • полицай”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəlʲɪˈt͡saj]

Noun

полица́й • (policáj) m anim (genitive полица́я, nominative plural полица́и, genitive plural полица́ев)

  1. (historical, offensive) collaborationist auxiliary policeman working for the Nazi German occupation forces during World War II
  2. (slang) cop (police officer)

Declension

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