Trickdieb

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʁɪkˌdiːp]
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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
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