gestapo

== Finnish == === Etymology === From German Gestapo (“Nazi secret police”); refers to the looks of the raincoat, which is supposedly "Gestapo-like". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡestɑpo/, [ˈɡe̞s̠tɑ̝po̞] Rhymes: -estɑpo Syllabification(key): ges‧ta‧po Hyphenation(key): ges‧ta‧po === Noun === gestapo (military slang) the grey long raincoat used by the Finnish military ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Alternative forms === Gestapo === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (“secret state police”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛsˈta.pɔ/ Rhymes: -apɔ Syllabification: ges‧ta‧po Homophone: Gestapo === Proper noun === gestapo n (indeclinable) (historical, Nazism) Gestapo ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable or ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === gestapo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gestapo in Polish dictionaries at PWN