theft

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubiþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō, from *þeubaz (“thief”), equivalent to thief or thieve +‎ -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian thiuvethe, thiufthe (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /θɛft/ Rhymes: -ɛft === Noun === theft (countable and uncountable, plural thefts) The act of stealing property. Hyponyms: robbery, conquest ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:theft ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== thief thieve ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nick steal TWOC ==== Further reading ==== theft on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Middle English == === Noun === theft alternative form of thefte