dief

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch dief, from Middle Dutch dief, from Old Dutch *thiof, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

dief (plural diewe)

1. A thief

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dief, from Old Dutch *thiof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dif/

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• Hyphenation: dief
• Rhymes: -if

Noun

dief m (plural dieven, diminutive diefje n, feminine dievegge)

1. a thief, one who steals

Derived terms

• autodief
• dagdief
• diefachtig
• diefijzer
• diefjesmaat
• diefstal
• dieven
• dievenbende
• dievengilde
• dievenklauw
• dievenkoning
• dievenlantaarn
• dieventaal
• dieventronie
• dievenwagen
• dieverij
• gauwdief
• gelddief
• hangdief
• hartendief
• kersendief
• kiekendief
• kruimeldief
• landdief
• meesterdief
• paardendief
• tasjesdief
• veedief
• visdief
• wespendief

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dief
• Jersey Dutch: dîf
• Negerhollands: dief, dif
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: dif (archaic)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: dief

Maltese

Root
d-f-j
3 terms

Etymology

Derived form IX verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪː.fa/

Verb

dief (imperfect jidief)

1. to become warm or tepid

   Synonym: diefa

Conjugation

Conjugation of dief

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dift	dift	dief		difna	diftu	diefu
	f			diefet
imperfect	m	nidief	tidief	jidief		nidiefu	tidiefu	jidiefu
	f			tidief
imperative			dief				diefu

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thiof, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub.

Noun

dief m

1. thief

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: dief
  • Afrikaans: dief
• Limburgish: deef

Further reading

• “dief”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dief”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German tief, tiuf, from Old High German tiuf. Compare German tief, Dutch diep, English deep.

Adjective

dief

1. deep