Dietrich

English

Proper noun

Dietrich

  1. A surname from German.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːtʁɪç/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks.

Proper noun

Dietrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dietrichs)

  1. a male given name from Middle High German, equivalent to English Derek

Proper noun

Dietrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dietrichs or (with an article) Dietrich, feminine genitive Dietrich, plural Dietrichs)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Late Middle High German dieterich, related to the name, perhaps used as thieves' slang (as a Christian name) to veil "false key."[1] Compare similar semantic evolution in Italian grimaldello. Also see Swedish Dirk, dyrk.

Noun

Dietrich m (strong, genitive Dietrichs, plural Dietriche)

  1. picklock
Declension
Descendants
  • Kashubian: ditrich
  • Polish: wytrych
  • ? Swedish: dyrk (calque)
See also

References

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

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Dietrich. Doublet of wytrych.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.trix/
  • Rhymes: -itrix
  • Syllabification: Die‧trich

Proper noun

Dietrich m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Proper noun

Dietrich f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

  • Dietrich”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022