tjuv
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Pronunciation
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Noun
tjuv m (definite singular tjuven, indefinite plural tjuver, definite plural tjuvene)
- alternative form of tyv
Derived terms
References
- “tjuv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
tjuv m (definite singular tjuven, indefinite plural tjuvar, definite plural tjuvane)
- a thief (one who carries out theft)
Derived terms
References
- “tjuv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Swedish þiūver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
tjuv c
- a thief (one who carries out theft)
- En tjuv är någon som stjäl
- A thief is someone who steals
- Fånga tjuven!
- Catch the thief!
- ficktjuv
- pickpocket
- koppartjuv
- copper thief
- a burglar
- Synonym: inbrottstjuv
- (figuratively) a thief (something that takes away something inordinately or the like)
- Synonym: bov
- eltjuv
- energy hog / power vampire
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjuv | tjuvs |
| definite | tjuven | tjuvens | |
| plural | indefinite | tjuvar | tjuvars |
| definite | tjuvarna | tjuvarnas |
Derived terms
- cykeltjuv
- ficktjuv
- gråtjuv
- inbrottstjuv
- småtjuv
- tjuv-
- tjuva
- tjuvaktig
- tjuvdans
- tjuveri
- tjuvfiska
- tjuvfiskare
- tjuvfiske
- tjuvgods
- tjuvgubbe
- tjuvgömma
- tjuvgömmare
- tjuvhandel
- tjuvhålla
- tjuvjaga
- tjuvjakt
- tjuvjägare
- tjuvkika
- tjuvknep
- tjuvkoppla
- tjuvlarm
- tjuvliga
- tjuvlyssna
- tjuvlyssning
- tjuvläsa
- tjuvläsning
- tjuvmjölka
- tjuvmjölkning
- tjuvnad
- tjuvnyp
- tjuvnäste
- tjuvpojke
- tjuvröka
- tjuvrökning
- tjuvsamhälle
- tjuvsena
- tjuvskjuta
- tjuvskytt
- tjuvskytte
- tjuvspel
- tjuvstart
- tjuvstarta
- tjuvsäker
- tjuvtag
- tjuvtitt
- tjuvtitta
- tjuvtjock
- tjuvtrick
- tjuvtryck
- tjuvtrycka
- tjuvträna
- tjuvvittja
- tjuvåka
- tjuvåkning