Pferdedieb

German

Etymology

From Pferd (“horse”) +‎ -e- +‎ Dieb (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌdiːp]

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• Hyphenation: Pfer‧de‧dieb

Noun

Pferdedieb m (strong, genitive Pferdediebes or Pferdediebs, plural Pferdediebe, feminine Pferdediebin)

1. horse thief

Declension

Declension of Pferdedieb [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	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 Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pferdedieb” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Pferdedieb” in Duden online