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tjuv

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

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Noun

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tjuv m (definite singular tjuven, indefinite plural tjuver, definite plural tjuvene)

  1. alternative form of tyv

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tjuv m (definite singular tjuven, indefinite plural tjuvar, definite plural tjuvane)

  1. a thief (one who carries out theft)

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From older Swedish tÿf (tiyf), from Old Swedish þiūver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tjuv c

  1. 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 [pocket thief]
    koppartjuv
    copper thief
    1. a burglar
      Synonym: inbrottstjuv
      En inbrottstjuv är en tjuv som gör/begår inbrott
      A burglar is a thief who commits burglaries
      (Inbrotts)tjuvarna bröt upp dörren med en kofot
      The burglars broke open the door with a crowbar
      Inbrotts- would sometimes be skipped here, since it's implied that the thieves are burglars.
  2. (figuratively) a thief (something that takes away something inordinately or the like)
    Synonym: bov
    eltjuv
    energy hog / power vampire [electricity thief]

Declension

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Declension of tjuv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjuv tjuvs
definite tjuven tjuvens
plural indefinite tjuvar tjuvars
definite tjuvarna tjuvarnas

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