noun#2,852 by frequency
der Dieb
/diːp/
thief
- genitive
- des Diebes
- plural
- die Diebe
Meanings
- 1
thief — male or of unspecified gender
Ein Dieb glaubt, jeder stiehlt.
A thief thinks everybody steals.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Polizei fasste den Dieb.
The police caught the thief.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derDieb | dieDiebe |
| accusative | denDieb | dieDiebe |
| dative | demDieb | denDieben |
| genitive | desDiebes | derDiebe |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.