Dietrich

English

Proper noun

Dietrich

1. A surname from German.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːtʁɪç/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Etymology 1

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

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

Related terms

• Dieter
• Dirk
• Wolfdietrich

Etymology 2

Late Middle High German dieterich, related to the name, perhaps used as thieves' slang (as a Christian name) to veil "false key." 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 [masculine, strong]

	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

• Petrus

Further reading

• Dietrich (Name) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Dietrich (Werkzeug) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “(Vorname)” in Duden online
• “(Nachschlüssel)” in Duden online
• “Dietrich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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], 2025–2030