Dieb

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /diːp/
  • Rhymes: -iːp
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Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Declension of Dieb [masculine, strong]
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[edit]

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

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Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Dieb.

Noun[edit]

Dieb m (plural Diewe)

  1. thief
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