politruk

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian политру́к (politrúk).

Noun

politruk (plural politruks)

  1. (communism, military) A supervisory political officer responsible for ideological education and organization; political commissar

Translations

Translations

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian политру́к (politrúk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈli.truk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -itruk
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧truk

Noun

politruk m pers

  1. (colloquial, historical) politruk

Declension

Declension of politruk
singular plural
nominative politruk politrucy/politruki (deprecative)
genitive politruka politruków
dative politrukowi politrukom
accusative politruka politruków
instrumental politrukiem politrukami
locative politruku politrukach
vocative politruku politrucy

Further reading

  • politruk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • politruk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

Russian политру́к (politrúk)

Noun

politruk c

  1. (historical) political officer in a Communist country
  2. (figurative, derogatory) person with power, especially those that have received power due to political connections rather than competence

Declension

Declension of politruk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite politruk politruks
definite politruken politrukens
plural indefinite politruker politrukers
definite politrukerna politrukernas

References

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