Pferdedieb
German
Etymology
From Pferd (“horse”) + -e- + Dieb (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌdiːp]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pfer‧de‧dieb
Noun
Pferdedieb m (strong, genitive Pferdediebes or Pferdediebs, plural Pferdediebe, feminine Pferdediebin)
- horse thief
- Synonym: (dated) Rossdieb
Declension
Declension of Pferdedieb [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Pferdedieb | die | Pferdediebe |
genitive | eines | des | Pferdediebes, Pferdediebs | der | Pferdediebe |
dative | einem | dem | Pferdedieb, Pferdediebe1 | den | Pferdedieben |
accusative | einen | den | Pferdedieb | die | Pferdediebe |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Pferdedieb” in Duden online
- “Pferdedieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pferdedieb” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Pferdedieb”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Pferdedieb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon