"Detektiv" meaning in German

See Detektiv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /de.tɛkˈtiːf/ (note: prescriptive standard), /de.dɛkˈtiːf/ (note: de-facto standard, strongly predominant in practice) Audio: De-Detektiv.ogg
Rhymes: -iːf Etymology: 19th century, from English detective. The pronunciation with a second [d] may be due to simple assimilation, but it is also conceivable that the detek-sequence was popularly associated with entdecken (“to discover”). Note that the same pronunciation is also heard for Dutch detective in Belgium. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|en|detective}} English detective, {{cog|nl|detective}} Dutch detective Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Detektiv m (strong, genitive Detektivs, plural Detektive, feminine Detektivin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Detektivs [genitive], Detektive [plural], Detektivin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Detektiv [nominative, singular], Detektive [definite, nominative, plural], Detektivs [genitive, singular], Detektive [definite, genitive, plural], Detektiv [dative, singular], Detektiven [dative, definite, plural], Detektiv [accusative, singular], Detektive [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. private investigator, private detective, sleuth (male or of unspecified gender) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: Privatdetektiv, Privatermittler Derived forms: Detektivbüro Related terms: Detektei
    Sense id: en-Detektiv-de-noun-c0OierIi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
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        {
          "word": "Detektei"
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          "word": "Privatdetektiv"
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          "word": "Privatermittler"
        }
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    },
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        {
          "word": "Privatdetektiv"
        },
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          "word": "Privatermittler"
        }
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