Kriminalpolizei
German
Alternative forms
- Kripo (short form)
Etymology
From kriminal (“crime”) + Polizei (“police”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁimiˈnaːlpoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
- Hyphenation: Kri‧mi‧nal‧po‧li‧zei
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Noun
Kriminalpolizei f (genitive Kriminalpolizei, plural Kriminalpolizeien)
- The branch or department of a police force that investigates crime.
- A specific unit of that branch.
Declension
Declension of Kriminalpolizei [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kriminalpolizei | die | Kriminalpolizeien |
| genitive | einer | der | Kriminalpolizei | der | Kriminalpolizeien |
| dative | einer | der | Kriminalpolizei | den | Kriminalpolizeien |
| accusative | eine | die | Kriminalpolizei | die | Kriminalpolizeien |
Further reading
- Kriminalpolizei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Kriminalpolizei on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Kriminalpolizei” in Duden online
- “Kriminalpolizei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache