detetive

Portuguese

Alternative forms

detective (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English detective.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.teˈt͡ʃi.vi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.teˈt͡ʃi.ve/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tɛˈti.vɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.tɛˈti.bɨ/ [dɨ.tɛˈti.βɨ]

Hyphenation: de‧te‧ti‧ve

Noun

detetive m or f by sense (plural detetives)

detective

References

“detetive” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“detetive” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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