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policial.

police

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/po.li.siˈaw/Brazil[po.li.siˈaʊ̯]Brazil/po.liˈsjaw/Brazil[po.liˈsjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. police

    feminine · masculine · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)bor. Late Latin polītīalbor. Portuguese polícia Portuguese -al Portuguese policial From polícia + -al.

noun/po.li.siˈaw/Brazil[po.li.siˈaʊ̯]Brazil/po.liˈsjaw/Brazil[po.liˈsjaʊ̯]Brazil

  1. police officer

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)bor. Late Latin polītīalbor. Portuguese polícia Portuguese -al Portuguese policial From polícia + -al.

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