polícia
Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Attested from the 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
polícia f (plural polícias)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 469.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈli.si.ɐ/ [poˈli.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /poˈli.sjɐ/, /puˈli.si.ɐ/ [puˈli.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /puˈli.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈli.si.a/ [poˈli.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /poˈli.sja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /puˈli.sjɐ/
- Hyphenation: po‧lí‧ci‧a
Noun
polícia f (plural polícias)
Noun
polícia m or f by sense (plural polícias)
- (colloquial) police officer
- Synonym: policial
Descendants
- → Tetum: polísia
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɔliːt͡si̯a]
Noun
polícia f (relational adjective policajný)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | polícia | polície |
| genitive | polície | polícií |
| dative | polícii | políciám |
| accusative | políciu | polície |
| locative | polícii | políciách |
| instrumental | políciou | políciami |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “polícia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025