"Dieb" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /diːp/ Audio: De-Dieb.ogg
Rhymes: -iːp Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|diep}} Middle High German diep, {{inh|de|goh|diob}} Old High German diob, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*þeub}} Proto-West Germanic *þeub, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*þeubaz}} Proto-Germanic *þeubaz, {{cog|non|þýfð}} Old Norse þýfð, {{cog|ang|þēof}} Old English þēof, {{cog|nl|dief}} Dutch dief, {{cog|en|thief||}} English thief, {{cog|got|𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃}} Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (þiufs) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s|dim=chen,elein,lein|f=in}} Dieb m (strong, genitive Diebes or Diebs, plural Diebe, diminutive Diebchen n or Diebelein n or Dieblein n, feminine Diebin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Diebes [genitive], Diebs [genitive], Diebe [plural], Diebchen [diminutive, neuter], Diebelein [diminutive, neuter], Dieblein [diminutive, neuter], Diebin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Dieb [nominative, singular], Diebe [definite, nominative, plural], Diebes [genitive, singular], Diebs [genitive, singular], Diebe [definite, genitive, plural], Dieb [dative, singular], Diebe [dative, singular], Dieben [dative, definite, plural], Dieb [accusative, singular], Diebe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. thief (male or of unspecified gender) Wikipedia link: Friedrich Kluge, John Francis Davis Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Crime, People Derived forms: Dieberei, diebisch Related terms: Diebesbande, Diebesbeute, Diebesgut, Diebeshöhle, Diebesnest, Diebsgesindel, Diebstahl
    Sense id: en-Dieb-de-noun-fODZK6UF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Hyponyms: Austerndieb, Autodieb, Beischlafdieb, Bücherdieb, Datendieb, Eierdieb, Einsteigdieb, Erzdieb, Fahrraddieb, Gaudieb, Gelegenheitsdieb, Gentleman-Dieb, Gentlemandieb, Gewohnheitsdieb, Handtaschendieb, Heudieb, Hühnerdieb, Kinderdieb, Kräuterdieb, Kunstdieb, Kupferdieb, Ladendieb, Leichendieb, Meisterdieb, Menschendieb, Metalldieb, Milchdieb, Paketdieb, Palmendieb, Pferdedieb, Rinderdieb, Schafdieb, Strauchdieb, Stromdieb, Tagedieb, Taschendieb, Tauben-Dieb, Taubendieb, Trickdieb, Unterwäschedieb, Viehdieb, Weihnachtsdieb, Wilddieb

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German diob",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*þeub"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þeubaz",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "þýfð"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse þýfð",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "þēof"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English þēof",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dief"
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      "expansion": "Dutch dief",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thief",
        "3": "",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "English thief",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diebin",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "Dieb",
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      "form": "Dieb",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diebe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Dieben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dieb",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "Diebe",
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        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Fundamental"
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        },
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          "word": "Datendieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Eierdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Einsteigdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Erzdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fahrraddieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gaudieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gelegenheitsdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gentleman-Dieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gentlemandieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gewohnheitsdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Handtaschendieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Heudieb"
        },
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          "word": "Hühnerdieb"
        },
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          "word": "Kinderdieb"
        },
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          "word": "Kräuterdieb"
        },
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          "word": "Kunstdieb"
        },
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          "word": "Kupferdieb"
        },
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          "word": "Ladendieb"
        },
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          "word": "Leichendieb"
        },
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          "word": "Meisterdieb"
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          "word": "Menschendieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Metalldieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Milchdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Paketdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Palmendieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pferdedieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rinderdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schafdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Strauchdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stromdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tagedieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Taschendieb"
        },
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          "word": "Tauben-Dieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Taubendieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Trickdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterwäschedieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Viehdieb"
        },
        {
          "word": "Weihnachtsdieb"
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          "word": "Wilddieb"
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          "word": "Diebesbande"
        },
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          "word": "Diebesbeute"
        },
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          "word": "Diebesgut"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diebeshöhle"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diebesnest"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diebsgesindel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Diebstahl"
        }
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        "strong"
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        "John Francis Davis"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/diːp/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iːp"
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    }
  ],
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Dieberei"
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    {
      "word": "diebisch"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "4": ""
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diebs",
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        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "Diebe",
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    {
      "form": "Diebchen",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "Diebelein",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Dieblein",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Diebin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Dieb",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Diebe",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Diebs",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diebe",
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        "dative",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Dieb",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Diebe",
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      "word": "Autodieb"
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    },
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      "word": "Bücherdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Datendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eierdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Einsteigdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erzdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fahrraddieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gaudieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gelegenheitsdieb"
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    {
      "word": "Gentleman-Dieb"
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    {
      "word": "Gentlemandieb"
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    {
      "word": "Gewohnheitsdieb"
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    {
      "word": "Handtaschendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heudieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hühnerdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kinderdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kräuterdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kunstdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kupferdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ladendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leichendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meisterdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Menschendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metalldieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Milchdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Paketdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Palmendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pferdedieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rinderdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schafdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Strauchdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stromdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tagedieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taschendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tauben-Dieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taubendieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trickdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unterwäschedieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Viehdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weihnachtsdieb"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wilddieb"
    }
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Diebesbande"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diebesbeute"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diebesgut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diebeshöhle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diebesnest"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diebsgesindel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Diebstahl"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/iːp",
        "Rhymes:German/iːp/1 syllable",
        "de:Crime",
        "de:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thief (male or of unspecified gender)"
      ],
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          "thief"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
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      "wikipedia": [
        "Friedrich Kluge",
        "John Francis Davis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/diːp/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːp"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Dieb.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d4/De-Dieb.ogg/De-Dieb.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/De-Dieb.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dieb"
}

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