Taschendieb

German

Etymology

From Tasche (“bag, pocket”) +‎ Dieb (“thief”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio; /ˈtaʃənˌdiːp/:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ta‧schen‧dieb

Noun

Taschendieb m (strong, genitive Taschendiebes or Taschendiebs, plural Taschendiebe, feminine Taschendiebin)

  1. pickpocket
    Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat.
    The police caught the pickpocket in the act.

Declension

Declension of Taschendieb [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Taschendieb die Taschendiebe
genitive eines des Taschendiebes, Taschendiebs der Taschendiebe
dative einem dem Taschendieb, Taschendiebe1 den Taschendieben
accusative einen den Taschendieb die Taschendiebe

1Now rare, see notes.

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