Vopo

See also: VoPo and vopo

English

Etymology

From German Vopo m, abbreviation of Volkspolizist m (but see also Vopo f, also VoPo f, short for Volkspolizei f).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊpəʊ/

Noun

Vopo (plural Vopos or Vopo)

1. A member of the Volkspolizei. [from 20th c.]
   • 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 360:

     He imagined the co-opted West German policeman who […] knew the bridge by heart and could tell the regulars from the casuals and spot the smallest bad omen the moment it occurred: the silent doubling of the watch, the Vopo sharpshooters easing softly into place.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːpo/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Vopo m (strong, genitive Vopos, plural Vopos)

1. (historical, East Germany) Short for Volkspolizist.

Declension

Declension of Vopo [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vopo	die	Vopos
genitive	eines	des	Vopos	der	Vopos
dative	einem	dem	Vopo	den	Vopos
accusative	einen	den	Vopo	die	Vopos

Noun

Vopo f (genitive Vopo, no plural)

1. (historical, East Germany) Short for Volkspolizei.

Declension

Declension of Vopo [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Vopo
genitive	einer	der	Vopo
dative	einer	der	Vopo
accusative	eine	die	Vopo

Further reading

• “Vopo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache