See also: dieb

German

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Etymology

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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

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

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Dieb m (strong, genitive Diebes or Diebs, plural Diebe, diminutive Diebchen n or Diebelein n or Dieblein n, feminine Diebin)

  1. thief (male or of unspecified gender)

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Dieb”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Dieb.

Noun

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Dieb m (plural Diewe)

  1. thief