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Krimiautor

der Krimiautor

Krimiautor is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Krimiautoren

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Why is it der Krimiautor?

Krimiautor is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Autor. So it’s der Krimiautor.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Writers who prefer or only address criminal cases

[1] Schriftsteller, der bevorzugt oder ausschließlich Kriminalfälle thematisiert

Examples

[1] The crime writer from this book also writes science fiction novel

[1] Der Krimiautor von diesem Buch schreibt auch Science-Fiction-Romane.

[1] "After ten editions of the Proteo-Laurenti series, the Triestine crime writer Veit Heinichen is now putting an almost 500-page" thriller "Vorä"

[1] „Nach zehn Ausgaben der Proteo-Laurenti-Serie legt der Triestiner Krimiautor Veit Heinichen nun einen fast 500-seitigen "Thriller" vor.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Now Horst Bosetzky, one of the most successful German crime writers, has died half a year after his round anniversary"

[1] „Nun ist Horst Bosetzky, einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Krimiautoren, ein halbes Jahr nach seinem runden Jubiläum gestorben.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Krimiautor die Krimiautoren
Genitiv des Krimiautors der Krimiautoren
Dativ dem Krimiautor den Krimiautoren
Akkusativ den Krimiautor die Krimiautoren

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