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żandarm

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gendarme. Doublet of szendar, a form borrowed from German. Compare Silesian szandar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʐan.darm/
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  • Rhymes: -andarm
  • Syllabification: żan‧darm

Noun

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żandarm m pers

  1. French policeman
  2. (military) gendarme
  3. (dated) policeman

Declension

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adjective
noun

Further reading

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