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detektiv

See also: Detektiv, and detektív

Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English detective.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛtɛktɪf]
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛtɛktiːf]
  • Hyphenation: de‧tek‧tiv

Noun

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detektiv m anim

  1. detective

Declension

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Declension of detektiv (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative detektiv detektivové
genitive detektiva detektivů
dative detektivovi, detektivu detektivům
accusative detektiva detektivy
vocative detektive detektivové
locative detektivovi, detektivu detektivech
instrumental detektivem detektivy

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “detektiv”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “detektiv”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English detective.

Noun

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detektiv m (definite singular detektiven, indefinite plural detektiver, definite plural detektivene)

  1. a detective

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From English detective.

Noun

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detektiv m (definite singular detektiven, indefinite plural detektivar, definite plural detektivane)

  1. a detective

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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detèktīv m (Cyrillic spelling детѐктӣв)

  1. detective

Declension

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Declension of detektiv
singular plural
nominative detèktīv detektivi
genitive detektíva detektiva
dative detektivu detektivima
accusative detektiva detektive
vocative detektive detektivi
locative detektivu detektivima
instrumental detektivom detektivima

Swedish

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Etymology

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From English detective. Adjective sense attested since 1851. Noun sense attested since 1872.

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Adjective

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detektiv (comparative detektivare, superlative detektivast)

  1. related to the detection of crime
    Synonyms: krim, kriminal-

Noun

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detektiv c

  1. a private detective
    Synonym: privatdetektiv
  2. (obsolete, law enforcement) a detective, a type of police
    Synonym: kriminalpolis
    • 1879, Janne Bruzelius, En ödets kastboll‎[1], page 80:
      Då mr Brown nästa morgon anlände till sin office, väntade honom derstädes en detektiv, som meddelade, att uti Charminghouse påträffats en främling, hvars yttre öfverensstämde med det till efterspaning inlemnade signalementet [...]
      When Mr Brown arrived at his office the next morning, a detective awaited him there, who announced that a stranger had been found in Charminghouse, the exterior of which matched the signal submitted for reconnaissance [...]

Declension

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Declension of detektiv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite detektiv detektivs
definite detektiven detektivens
plural indefinite detektiver detektivers
definite detektiverna detektivernas

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