Vopo

See also: VoPo and vopo

English

Etymology

From German Vopo m, abbreviation of Volkspolizist m (but see also Vopo f, also VoPo f, short for Volkspolizei f).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊpəʊ/

Noun

Vopo (plural Vopos or Vopo)

  1. A member of the Volkspolizei. [from 20th c.]
    • 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 360:
      He imagined the co-opted West German policeman who […] knew the bridge by heart and could tell the regulars from the casuals and spot the smallest bad omen the moment it occurred: the silent doubling of the watch, the Vopo sharpshooters easing softly into place.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːpo/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Vopo m (strong, genitive Vopos, plural Vopos)

  1. (historical, East Germany) Short for Volkspolizist.

Declension
Declension of Vopo [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Vopo die Vopos
genitive eines des Vopos der Vopos
dative einem dem Vopo den Vopos
accusative einen den Vopo die Vopos

Noun

Vopo f (genitive Vopo, no plural)

  1. (historical, East Germany) Short for Volkspolizei.

Declension
Declension of Vopo [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Vopo
genitive einer der Vopo
dative einer der Vopo
accusative eine die Vopo

Further reading
  • “Vopo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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