полицейский

Russian

Etymology

поли́ция (polícija) + -ский (-skij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəlʲɪˈt͡sɛjskʲɪj]
  • (file)

Adjective

полице́йский • (policéjskij)

  1. (relational) police

Usage notes

  • In the Soviet Union and many Eastern Bloc states, as well as in some post-Soviet successor states (until 2011 in Russia), the police was known as мили́ция (milícija). As a result, during the Soviet and early post-Soviet period, the term полице́йский (policéjskij) referred mainly to foreign (Western Bloc) or pre-revolutionary police forces.

Declension

Noun

полицейский

полице́йский • (policéjskij) m anim (genitive полице́йского, nominative plural полице́йские, genitive plural полице́йских, feminine полице́йская)

  1. policeman

Usage notes

  • In the Soviet Union and many Eastern Bloc states, as well as in some post-Soviet successor states (until 2011 in Russia), the police was known as мили́ция (milícija). As a result, during the Soviet and early post-Soviet period, the term полице́йский (policéjskij) referred mainly to foreign (Western Bloc) or pre-revolutionary police forces.

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: politseiskoi

See also

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