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German
Etymology
Shortened from Kriminalroman (“crime story”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʁɪ.mi/
- Hyphenation: Kri‧mi
- Rhymes: -ɪmi
Noun
Krimi m (strong, genitive Krimis, plural Krimis)
- crime story, crime thriller
- (television) police procedural
- (figuratively) an exciting event, a course of events whose expected outcome changes often
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Krimi” in Duden online
- “Krimi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Krimi m (plural Krimien)
- crime novel, murder mystery