Volkspolizei

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Volkspolizei.

Proper noun

Volkspolizei

(historical) The national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

German

Etymology

From Volk (“people, nation”) +‎ -s- +‎ Polizei (“police”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlkspoliˌt͡saɪ̯/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Volks‧po‧li‧zei

Noun

Volkspolizei f (genitive Volkspolizei, no plural)

(historical, East Germany) Volkspolizei (the national police force of the German Democratic Republic)
Synonyms: VP, Vopo, VoPo

Declension

Declension of Volkspolizei [sg-only, feminine]

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

Further reading

“Volkspolizei” in Duden online
“Volkspolizei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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