deckare

Swedish

Etymology 1

Contraction of detektivroman + -are (“-er”).

Noun

deckare c

  1. a crime novel, a whodunit (a crime novel or drama)
Declension
Declension of deckare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative deckare deckaren deckare deckarna
Genitive deckares deckarens deckares deckarnas

Etymology 2

Contraction of detektiv + -are (“-er”).

Noun

deckare c

  1. (colloquial) a detective, a gumshoe
Declension
Declension of deckare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative deckare deckaren deckare deckarna
Genitive deckares deckarens deckares deckarnas
Derived terms

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