Dietrich

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English

Proper noun

Dietrich

  1. A surname from German.

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks.

Proper noun

Dietrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dietrichs)

  1. a male given name from Middle High German, equivalent to English Derek

Proper noun

Dietrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dietrichs or (with an article) Dietrich, feminine genitive Dietrich, plural Dietrichs)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Late Middle High German dieterich, related to the name, perhaps used as thieves' slang (as a Christian name) to veil "false key."[1] Compare similar semantic evolution in Italian grimaldello. Also see Swedish Dirk, dyrk.

Noun

Dietrich m (strong, genitive Dietrichs, plural Dietriche)

  1. picklock
Declension
Declension of Dietrich
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dietrich die Dietriche
genitive eines des Dietrichs der Dietriche
dative einem dem Dietrich den Dietrichen
accusative einen den Dietrich die Dietriche
Descendants
  • → Kashubian: ditrich
  • → Polish: wytrych
  • →? Swedish: dyrk (calque)
See also

References

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

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Dietrich. Doublet of wytrych.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.trix/
  • Rhymes: -itrix
  • Syllabification: Die‧trich

Proper noun

Dietrich m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Dietrich
singular plural
nominative Dietrich Dietrichowie
genitive Dietricha Dietrichów
dative Dietrichowi Dietrichom
accusative Dietricha Dietrichów
instrumental Dietrichem Dietrichami
locative Dietrichu Dietrichach
vocative Dietrichu Dietrichowie

Proper noun

Dietrich f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

  • “Dietrich”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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