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deckare

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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deckare c

  1. a crime novel, a whodunit (a crime novel or drama)
Declension
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Declension of deckare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckaren deckarens
plural indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckarna deckarnas

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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deckare c

  1. (colloquial) a detective, a gumshoe
Declension
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Declension of deckare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckaren deckarens
plural indefinite deckare deckares
definite deckarna deckarnas
Derived terms
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References

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