detektiv

See also: Detektiv and detektív

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English detective.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

detektiv m anim

1. detective

Declension

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

• detektivní
• soukromý detektiv m

Related terms

• detekce f
• detekovat
• detektivka f

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

From English detective.

Noun

detektiv c (singular definite detektiven, plural indefinite detektiver)

1. a detective

Declension

Declension of detektiv

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	detektiv	detektiven	detektiver	detektiverne
genitive	detektivs	detektivens	detektivers	detektivernes

References

• “detektiv” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English detective.

Noun

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

1. a detective

Derived terms

• detektivarbeid

References

• “detektiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English detective.

Noun

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

1. a detective

Derived terms

• detektivarbeid

References

• “detektiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

detèktīv m anim (Cyrillic spelling детѐктӣв)

1. detective

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛtɛkˈtiːv/

Adjective

detektiv (comparative detektivare, superlative detektivast)

1. related to the detection of crime

   Synonyms: krim, kriminal-

Noun

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

Declension of detektiv

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

References

• “detektiv”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “detektiv”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)