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gestapo

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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/, [ˈɡe̞s̠tɑ̝po̞]
  • Rhymes: -estɑpo
  • Syllabification(key): ges‧ta‧po
  • Hyphenation(key): ges‧ta‧po

Noun

gestapo

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

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

gestapo n (indeclinable)

  1. (historical, Nazism) Gestapo

Declension

Indeclinable

or

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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