Trickdieb

German

Etymology

From Trick (“trick”) +‎ Dieb (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʁɪkˌdiːp]

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• Hyphenation: Trick‧dieb

Noun

Trickdieb m (strong, genitive Trickdiebes or Trickdiebs, plural Trickdiebe, feminine Trickdiebin)

1. confidence trickster

Declension

Declension of Trickdieb [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trickdieb	die	Trickdiebe
genitive	eines	des	Trickdiebes, Trickdiebs	der	Trickdiebe
dative	einem	dem	Trickdieb, Trickdiebe1	den	Trickdieben
accusative	einen	den	Trickdieb	die	Trickdiebe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Trickdieb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Trickdieb” in Duden online