tjuv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tjuv m (definite singular tjuven, indefinite plural tjuver, definite plural tjuvene)

  1. alternative form of tyv

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çʉːʋ/

Noun

tjuv m (definite singular tjuven, indefinite plural tjuvar, definite plural tjuvane)

  1. a thief (one who carries out theft)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish þiūver, from Old Norse þjófr, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕʉːv/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːv

Noun

tjuv c

  1. a thief (one who carries out theft)
    En tjuv är någon som stjäl
    A thief is someone who steals
    Fånga tjuven!
    Catch the thief!
    ficktjuv
    pickpocket [pocket thief]
    koppartjuv
    copper thief
    1. a burglar
      Synonym: inbrottstjuv
      En inbrottstjuv är en tjuv som gör/begår inbrott
      A burglar is a thief who commits burglaries
  2. (figuratively) a thief (something that takes away something inordinately or the like)
    Synonym: bov
    eltjuv
    energy hog / power vampire [electricity thief]

Declension

Declension of tjuv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjuv tjuvs
definite tjuven tjuvens
plural indefinite tjuvar tjuvars
definite tjuvarna tjuvarnas

Derived terms

See also

References

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