diefte

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch diefte, from Old Dutch *thiuvitha, *thiofta, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō. Equivalent to dief (“thief”) +‎ -te. Cognate with English theft. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdif.tə/ Hyphenation: dief‧te === Noun === diefte f (uncountable, no diminutive) (obsolete or dialectal) theft ==== Synonyms ==== diefstal == Middle Dutch == === Alternative forms === diefde === Etymology === From Old Dutch *thiuvitha, *thiofta, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiəftə/, /ˈdiftə/ === Noun === diefte f theft Synonyms: stal, diefstal ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: diefte (dialectal) Afrikaans: diefte === Further reading === “diefte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “diefte”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN