Krimi

See also: krimi

German

Etymology

Shortened from Kriminalroman (“crime story”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɪ.mi/

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• Hyphenation: Kri‧mi
• Rhymes: -ɪmi

Noun

Krimi m (strong, genitive Krimis, plural Krimis)

1. crime story, crime thriller
2. (television) police procedural
3. (figuratively) an exciting event, a course of events whose expected outcome changes often

Declension

Declension of Krimi [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krimi	die	Krimis
genitive	eines	des	Krimis	der	Krimis
dative	einem	dem	Krimi	den	Krimis
accusative	einen	den	Krimi	die	Krimis

Derived terms

• Krimiserie
• Nervenkrimi

Further reading

• “Krimi” in Duden online
• “Krimi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀimi/

Noun

Krimi m (plural Krimien)

1. crime novel, murder mystery