poliisi

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpoliːsi/, [ˈpo̞liːs̠i] Rhymes: -oliːsi Syllabification(key): po‧lii‧si Hyphenation(key): po‧lii‧si === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Swedish polis, from Latin polītīa, from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). ==== Noun ==== poliisi police (organization) Synonyms: (informal) virkavalta, (slang/informal) Kissalan pojat, ohrana policeman, police officer Synonyms: poliisimies, konstaapeli (“constable”), (slang/informal) jepari, koukku, kyttä, kyybeli, pollari, sika, sinivuokko, skoude, paskalakki, fobba ===== Declension ===== Less common (but used by Kotus): ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “poliisi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== poliisi second-person singular possessive form of illative singular of poli === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== poliisi second-person singular possessive form of illative plural of pola === Anagrams === lipoisi