deckare

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

deckare c

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

deckare c

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