Dieb

See also: dieb

German

Etymology

From Middle High German diep, Old High German diob, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Cognate with Old Norse þýfð, Old English þēof, Dutch dief, English thief, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diːp/
  • Rhymes: -iːp
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Dieb m (strong, genitive Diebes or Diebs, plural Diebe, diminutive Diebchen n or Diebelein n or Dieblein n, feminine Diebin)

  1. thief (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Hyponyms
  • Austerndieb
  • Autodieb
  • Beischlafdieb ‎
  • Bücherdieb
  • Datendieb
  • Einsteigdieb
  • Erzdieb
  • Fahrraddieb
  • Gaudieb
  • Gelegenheitsdieb
  • Gentleman-Dieb
  • Gentlemandieb
  • Gewohnheitsdieb
  • Handtaschendieb
  • Heudieb
  • Hühnerdieb
  • Kinderdieb
  • Kräuterdieb
  • Kunstdieb
  • Kupferdieb
  • Ladendieb
  • Leichendieb
  • Meisterdieb
  • Menschendieb
  • Metalldieb
  • Paketdieb
  • Palmendieb
  • Pferdedieb
  • Schafdieb
  • Strauchdieb
  • Stromdieb
  • Tagedieb
  • Taschendieb
  • Tauben-Dieb
  • Taubendieb
  • Trickdieb
  • Unterwäschedieb
  • Viehdieb
  • Weihnachtsdieb
  • Wilddieb

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Dieb”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

Dieb m (plural Diewe)

  1. thief
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