Wilddieb

German

Etymology

From Wild (“game”) +‎ Dieb (“thief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪltˌdiːp]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wild‧dieb

Noun

Wilddieb m (strong, genitive Wilddiebes or Wilddiebs, plural Wilddiebe, feminine Wilddiebin)

  1. poacher
    Synonyms: Wilderer, (dated) Jagdfrevler

Declension

Declension of Wilddieb [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wilddieb die Wilddiebe
genitive eines des Wilddiebes, Wilddiebs der Wilddiebe
dative einem dem Wilddieb, Wilddiebe1 den Wilddieben
accusative einen den Wilddieb die Wilddiebe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • wilddieben, Wilddieberei

Further reading

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