Agent Provocateur

See also: agent provocateur and Agent provocateur

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French agent provocateur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʒɔ̃ː pʁoˌvokaˈtœʁ/, [ˈtœɐ̯]
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Noun

Agent Provocateur m (strong, genitive Agent Provocateur, plural Agents Provocateurs or Agent Provocateur)

  1. 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 [masculine, strong]
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
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