milicja

See also: milicją

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mīlitia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈli.t͡sja/

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• Rhymes: -it͡sja
• Syllabification: mi‧li‧cja

Noun

milicja f (related adjective milicyjny)

1. (historical, law enforcement) militsia, police (police in the Soviet Union and some related or successor states (e.g. modern Belarus))

   Synonym: policja

   1. (historical, metonymically) militsia, police (building of such an agency)

      Synonym: policja

   2. (historical, metonymically) militsia, police (people who work in such an organization)

      Synonym: policja

   3. (historical, metonymically, rare) militsia, police (activities of such an agency)

      Synonym: policja

2. (dated, military) militia (army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control)

Declension

Declension of milicja

	singular	plural
nominative	milicja	milicje
genitive	milicji	milicji/milicyj (archaic)
dative	milicji	milicjom
accusative	milicję	milicje
instrumental	milicją	milicjami
locative	milicji	milicjach
vocative	milicjo	milicje

Derived terms

nouns

• milicjant
• milicjantka

 

Related terms

adverbs

• milicyjnie

 

nouns

• milicyjność

 

Descendants

• → Russian: мили́ция (milícija)
  • → Armenian: միլիցիա (milicʻia)
  • → Azerbaijani: milis
  • → English: militsia
  • → Estonian: miilits
  • → Georgian: მილიცია (milicia)
  • → Kildin Sami: милиция (milicija)
  • → Romanian: miliție
  • → Uzbek: militsiya

Further reading

• milicja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• milicja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• milicja in PWN's encyclopedia