Dieb

See also: dieb

German

Etymology

From Middle High German diep, Old High German diob. Cognate with Old Norse þýfð, Old English þeóf, Dutch dief, English thief, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs).[1] From Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diːp/
  • Rhymes: -iːp
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Noun

Dieb m (genitive Diebes or Diebs, plural Diebe, feminine Diebin)

  1. thief

Declension
Declension of Dieb
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 uncommon, see notes

References
  1. Dieb in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

Further reading
  • Dieb in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Dieb.

Noun

Dieb m (plural Diewe)

  1. thief
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