Diebstahl

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German diupstāle, compound of diep (“thief”) (modern Dieb) and stāle, deverbal noun from stëln (“to steal”) (modern stehlen), from Old High German stëlan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl/ === Noun === Diebstahl m (strong, genitive Diebstahles or Diebstahls, plural Diebstähle) theft ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Diebstahl” in Duden online “Diebstahl”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)