Sittenpolizei
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German
Etymology
Sitte (“decency”) + -n- + Polizei (“police”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Sittenpolizei f (genitive Sittenpolizei, plural Sittenpolizeien)
- (law enforcement) vice squad
- Synonym: Sitte
Declension
Declension of Sittenpolizei
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Sittenpolizei | die | Sittenpolizeien |
| genitive | einer | der | Sittenpolizei | der | Sittenpolizeien |
| dative | einer | der | Sittenpolizei | den | Sittenpolizeien |
| accusative | eine | die | Sittenpolizei | die | Sittenpolizeien |
Further reading
- “Sittenpolizei” in Duden online
- “Sittenpolizei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache