gestapo

See also: 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/, [ˈɡe̞s̠t̪ɑpo̞]
  • Rhymes: -estɑpo
  • Syllabification(key): ges‧ta‧po

Noun

gestapo

  1. (military slang) the grey long raincoat used by the Finnish military

Declension

Inflection of gestapo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative gestapo gestapot
genitive gestapon gestapojen
partitive gestapoa gestapoja
illative gestapoon gestapoihin
singular plural
nominative gestapo gestapot
accusative nom. gestapo gestapot
gen. gestapon
genitive gestapon gestapojen
partitive gestapoa gestapoja
inessive gestapossa gestapoissa
elative gestaposta gestapoista
illative gestapoon gestapoihin
adessive gestapolla gestapoilla
ablative gestapolta gestapoilta
allative gestapolle gestapoille
essive gestapona gestapoina
translative gestapoksi gestapoiksi
instructive gestapoin
abessive gestapotta gestapoitta
comitative gestapoineen
Possessive forms of gestapo (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person gestaponi gestapomme
2nd person gestaposi gestaponne
3rd person gestaponsa

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gestapo, a contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei (secret state police).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛsˈta.pɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -apɔ
  • Syllabification: ges‧ta‧po

Noun

gestapo n (indeclinable)

  1. (historical, Nazism) Gestapo

Declension

Indeclinable

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Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

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