detetive
Portuguese
Alternative forms
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]
- Rhymes: -ivi, -ivɨ
- Hyphenation: de‧te‧ti‧ve
Noun
detetive m or f by sense (plural detetives)
- detective (police officer or private investigator dedicated to obtaining information and evidence about possible crimes)
References
- ^ “detetive”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “detetive”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025