Dieb

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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
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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

Declension of Dieb
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dieb die Diebe
genitive eines des Diebes, Diebs der Diebe
dative einem dem Dieb, Diebe1 den Dieben
accusative einen den Dieb die Diebe

1Now rare, see notes.

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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 German Dieb.

Noun

Dieb m (plural Diewe)

  1. thief
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