"póilín" meaning in Irish

See póilín in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Compare English police. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|police}} English police Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|póilín|||||||nominative plural|póilíní|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} póilín m (genitive singular póilín, nominative plural póilíní), {{ga-noun|m|~|~í}} póilín m (genitive singular póilín, nominative plural póilíní) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: póilín [genitive, singular], póilíní [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [indefinite], póilín [indefinite, singular], póilíní [indefinite, plural], vocative [indefinite], a phóilín [indefinite, singular], a phóilíní [indefinite, plural], genitive [indefinite], dative [indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an póilín [definite, singular], na póilíní [definite, plural], genitive [definite], an phóilín [definite, singular], na bpóilíní [definite, plural], dative [definite], leis an bpóilín [definite, singular], don phóilín [definite, singular], leis na póilíní [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], póilín [error-unrecognized-form], phóilín [error-unrecognized-form], bpóilín [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. constable, police officer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Occupations Synonyms: constábla, garda, garda síochána, péas, póilí Derived forms: póilín speisialta (english: special constable), póilíneacht (english: policing) [feminine], póilíní airm [police, law-enforcement, military, war, government, politics], póilíní capall (english: mounted police), póilíní círéibe (english: riot police) [masculine, plural], póilínigh (english: police) [verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "nominative",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a phóilín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
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        "definite",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "na bpóilíní",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "don phóilín",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
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          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Law enforcement",
          "orig": "ga:Law enforcement",
          "parents": [
            "Crime prevention",
            "Emergency services",
            "Law",
            "Crime",
            "Public safety",
            "Justice",
            "Criminal law",
            "Society",
            "Public administration",
            "Security",
            "All topics",
            "Government",
            "Fundamental",
            "Politics"
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          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ga:Occupations",
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "english": "special constable",
          "word": "póilín speisialta"
        },
        {
          "english": "policing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "póilíneacht"
        },
        {
          "topics": [
            "police",
            "law-enforcement",
            "military",
            "war",
            "government",
            "politics"
          ],
          "word": "póilíní airm"
        },
        {
          "english": "mounted police",
          "word": "póilíní capall"
        },
        {
          "english": "riot police",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "póilíní círéibe"
        },
        {
          "english": "police",
          "tags": [
            "verb"
          ],
          "word": "póilínigh"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "constable",
          "constable"
        ],
        [
          "police officer",
          "police officer"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "constábla"
        },
        {
          "word": "garda"
        },
        {
          "word": "garda síochána"
        },
        {
          "word": "péas"
        },
        {
          "word": "póilí"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "póilín"
}
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      "english": "special constable",
      "word": "póilín speisialta"
    },
    {
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        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "police",
        "law-enforcement",
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "mounted police",
      "word": "póilíní capall"
    },
    {
      "english": "riot police",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "police",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
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    }
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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        "definite"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leis an bpóilín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don phóilín",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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          "word": "constábla"
        },
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          "word": "garda síochána"
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          "word": "péas"
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "póilí"
    }
  ],
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}

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