detetive

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

detective (pre-1990 spelling)

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/

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

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