Ladendieb

German

Etymology

From Laden (“shop”) + Dieb (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Ladendieb m (strong, genitive Ladendiebes or Ladendiebs, plural Ladendiebe, feminine Ladendiebin)

1. shoplifter (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Ladendieb [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ladendieb	die	Ladendiebe
genitive	eines	des	Ladendiebes, Ladendiebs	der	Ladendiebe
dative	einem	dem	Ladendieb, Ladendiebe1	den	Ladendieben
accusative	einen	den	Ladendieb	die	Ladendiebe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Ladendiebstahl

Further reading

• “Ladendieb” in Duden online