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Dutch
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Synonyms
1.3.2
Derived terms
1.3.3
Descendants
Dutch
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Etymology
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gauw
(
“
fast
”
)
+
dief
(
“
thief
”
)
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈɣɑu̯.dif/
Audio
(
file
)
Hyphenation:
gauw‧dief
Noun
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gauwdief
m
(
plural
gauwdieven
,
diminutive
gauwdiefje
n
)
A fast-fingered, crafty
thief
(
by extension
)
A clever
crook
,
hustler
Synonyms
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(
crook
)
bedrieger
m
,
oplichter
m
Derived terms
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gauwdieverij
Descendants
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Negerhollands:
gauwdief
,
goudif
→
Virgin Islands Creole:
goudif
(
dated
)
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Dutch nouns
Dutch nouns with plural in -en
Dutch masculine nouns