tyv
Translingual
Symbol
tyv
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Tuvan terms
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish thiuf, þiufær, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtˢywˀ]
Noun
tyv c (singular definite tyven, plural indefinite tyve)
- thief (one who carries out theft)
Inflection
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tyv | tyven | tyve | tyvene |
genitive | tyvs | tyvens | tyves | tyvenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Danish tyv, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Noun
tyv m (definite singular tyven, indefinite plural tyver, definite plural tyvene)
- a thief (person who steals)
Derived terms
- butikktyv
- innbruddstyv
References
- “tyv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.