thief
English
/θiːf/, /θif/
noun
Definitions
- One who carry carries out a theft.
- One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
- (obsolete) A waster in the snuff of a candle.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thef inherited from Old English þēof (thief) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz (thief).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þeubaz
Gloss
thief
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitheft English
- cybertheft English
- cyberthief English
- fang English
- horse English
- horsethief English
- nontheft English
- outfangthief English
- spell English
- spellthief English
- theft English
- theftbote English
- thefteous English
- theftful English
- theftless English
- theftproof English
- theftuous English
- thiefdom English
- thiefess English
- thiefhood English
- thiefless English
- thieflike English
- thiefly English
- thiefness English
- thiefproof English
- thiefship English
- thiefy English
- thieve English
- thievish English
- thievishly English
- thievishness English
- Dieb German
- Dieberei German
- Diebin German
- Taschendieb German
- *þeubaz Proto-Germanic
- dyby Polish
- sæþeof Old English
- þeof Old English
- þēof Old English
- thef Middle English
- thefly Middle English
- theft Middle English
- thevysch Middle English
- þjófr Old Norse
- *thiof Old High German
- diob Old High German
- diep Middle High German
- 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *þeub gmw-pro
- *thiof Old Dutch
- diip Cimbrian
- thiof Old Saxon
- thiaf Old Frisian
- thiāf Old Frisian
- Däif Saterland Frisian
- Däiweräi Saterland Frisian
- tif Nigerian Pidgin