policie

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpolɪt͡sɪjɛ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪjɛ

Noun

policie f (relational adjective policejní)

  1. police

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Late Latin politia (citizenship; government), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, citizenship; polis, (city) state; government), from πολίτης (polítēs, citizen).

Noun

policie f (plural policies)

  1. policy
  2. rule; law; regulation

Descendants

  • English: policy
  • Dutch: politie

Portuguese

Verb

policie

  1. inflection of policiar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative