komisarz

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin commissārius.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kɔˈmi.saʂ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): (16th c.) /kɔˈmi.sɒr̝/, (17th–18th c.) /kɔˈmi.sɒʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -isaʂ
  • Syllabification: ko‧mi‧sarz

Noun

komisarz m pers (related adjective komisarski)

  1. (government) commissioner (official in charge of a government department)
  2. (law enforcement) superintendent (police officer ranking above inspector)
  3. (politics) commissar
  4. (obsolete) estate manager
    Synonym: rządca

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • komisarstwo
adjectives
  • komisariatowy
  • komisaryczny
adverbs
  • komisarycznie
nouns

Further reading