milicja

See also: milicją

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīlitia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miˈlit͡s.ja/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -it͡sja
Syllabification: mi‧lic‧ja

Noun

milicja f

(historical) militsia (the police in the Soviet Union and some of its successor states)
(dated, military) militia (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need)

Declension

Declension of milicja

	singular	plural
nominative	milicja	milicje
genitive	milicji	milicji/milicyj (archaic)
dative	milicji	milicjom
accusative	milicję	milicje
instrumental	milicją	milicjami
locative	milicji	milicjach
vocative	milicjo	milicje

Derived terms

adjective

milicyjny

nouns

Descendants

→ Russian: милиция (milicija)
- → Armenian: միլիցիա (milicʿia)
- → English: militsia
- → Romanian: miliție
- → Kildin Sami: милиция (milicija)
- → Uzbek: militsiya
- → Estonian: miilits

Further reading

milicja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
milicja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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