Masculine
detective
- (masculine) private detective
- (masculine) work of detective fiction, such as a detective novel, film, or series
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/deː.tɛkˈti.və/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from English detective. The sense "work of detective fiction" comes from an ellipsis of detective story.
detektyw
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