"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, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "2": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "expansion": "Dutch detective",
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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Detektive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Detektivin",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Detektiv",
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    {
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Detektiv",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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          "orig": "de:Occupations",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "Detektei"
        }
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        {
          "word": "Privatdetektiv"
        },
        {
          "word": "Privatermittler"
        }
      ],
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        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "note": "prescriptive standard"
    },
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      "ipa": "/de.dɛkˈtiːf/",
      "note": "de-facto standard, strongly predominant in practice"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Detektiv",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Detektive",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Detektei"
    }
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        "Rhymes:German/iːf/3 syllables",
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        "private investigator, private detective, sleuth (male or of unspecified gender)"
      ],
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          "private detective",
          "private detective"
        ],
        [
          "sleuth",
          "sleuth"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Privatdetektiv"
        },
        {
          "word": "Privatermittler"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/de.tɛkˈtiːf/",
      "note": "prescriptive standard"
    },
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      "note": "de-facto standard, strongly predominant in practice"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːf"
    }
  ],
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}

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