politruk
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian политру́к (politrúk).
Noun
politruk (plural politruks)
- (communism, military) A supervisory political officer responsible for ideological education and organization; political commissar
Translations
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian политру́к (politrúk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈlit.ruk/
- Rhymes: -itruk
- Syllabification: po‧lit‧ruk
Noun
politruk m pers
- (colloquial, historical) politruk
Declension
Declension of politruk
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | politruk | politrucy |
| genitive | politruka | politruków |
| dative | politrukowi | politrukom |
| accusative | politruka | politruków |
| instrumental | politrukiem | politrukami |
| locative | politruku | politrukach |
| vocative | politruku | politrucy |
Further reading
- politruk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- politruk in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
Russian политру́к (politrúk)
Noun
politruk c
- (historical) political officer in a Communist country
- (figurative, derogatory) person with power, especially those that have received power due to political connections rather than competence
Declension
| Declension of politruk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | politruk | politruken | politruker | politrukerna |
| Genitive | politruks | politrukens | politrukers | politrukernas |
References
- politruk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- politruk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- politruk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)