поліцай

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Polizei.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔlʲiˈt͡sai̯]
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Noun

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поліца́й (policájm pers (genitive поліца́я, nominative plural поліца́ї, genitive plural поліца́їв)

  1. (historical, now slang) cop (police officer)
  2. (historical, offensive) collaborationist auxiliary policeman working for the Nazi German occupation forces during World War II
  3. (by extension, offensive) any collaborationist policeman, e.g. during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Declension

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