Dieb
See also: dieb
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
Noun edit
Dieb m (strong, genitive Diebes or Diebs, plural Diebe, diminutive Diebchen n or Diebelein n or Dieblein n, feminine Diebin)
- thief (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension edit
Declension of Dieb [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- Austerndieb
- Autodieb
- Beischlafdieb
- Bücherdieb
- Datendieb
- Einsteigdieb
- Erzdieb
- Fahrraddieb
- Gaudieb
- Gelegenheitsdieb
- Gentleman-Dieb
- Gentlemandieb
- Gewohnheitsdieb
- Handtaschendieb
- Heudieb
- Hühnerdieb
- Kinderdieb
- Kräuterdieb
- Kunstdieb
- Kupferdieb
- Ladendieb
- Leichendieb
- Meisterdieb
- Menschendieb
- Metalldieb
- Paketdieb
- Palmendieb
- Pferdedieb
- Schafdieb
- Strauchdieb
- Stromdieb
- Tagedieb
- Taschendieb
- Tauben-Dieb
- Taubendieb
- Trickdieb
- Unterwäschedieb
- Viehdieb
- Weihnachtsdieb
- Wilddieb
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Dieb”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading edit
- “Dieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Dieb” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Dieb” in Duden online
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Dieb m (plural Diewe)