Masculine
Detektiv
private investigator, private detective, sleuth (male or of unspecified gender)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/de.tɛkˈtiːf/
Etymology
In summary
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.
hawkshaw
plain-clothesman
secret policeman
Detective
Geheimpolizist
Kriminal-
Aushorcher
Privatermittler
Detektivin
Kriminalbeamter
Kriminalpolizist
Kriminalbeamte
Privatdetektivin
Berufsdetektiv
Schnüfflerin
Kriminalbeamtin
détective
detective
detetive
detectiu detektyw
investigatore
detektif
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