Agent Provocateur
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See also: agent provocateur and Agent provocateur
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French agent provocateur.
Pronunciation
Noun
Agent Provocateur m (strong, genitive Agent Provocateur, plural Agents Provocateurs or Agent Provocateur)
Usage notes
- The spelling Agent Provocateur has been an optional spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform) as of 2006.
- The French plural -s is usually added in writing, but never pronounced (as in French itself). It may also be left out.
Declension
Declension of Agent Provocateur
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Agent Provocateur | die | Agents Provocateurs, Agent Provocateur |
| genitive | eines | des | Agent Provocateur | der | Agents Provocateurs, Agent Provocateur |
| dative | einem | dem | Agent Provocateur | den | Agents Provocateurs, Agent Provocateur |
| accusative | einen | den | Agent Provocateur | die | Agents Provocateurs, Agent Provocateur |