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

• privatdeckare

References

• deckare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• deckare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)