theft
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theft
- /θɛft/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛft
Where it comes from
From Middle English theft, thefte, þefte, þefþe, þiefþe, Old English þīefþ, from Proto-West Germanic *þiubīþu, from Proto-Germanic *þiubīþō (“theft”), from *þiubijaną (“to thieve, steal”), equivalent to thieve + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian tsjeafte (“theft”), dialectal Dutch diefte (“theft”), obsolete German Diebde (“theft”), Icelandic þýfð (“theft”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thieving, thievery, stealing, larceny, thief, stolen, robbery, pickpocketing, stickup, heist, burglary, break-in, steal, looting, plundering, plunder
Translations
Every language
noun act of stealing property
| Español | robo, hurto, furto, choreo, shacamento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도둑질 dodukjil, 절도 jeoldo, 훔침 humchim |
| 日本語 | 盗み nusumi, 窃盗 settō, 盗難 tōnan |
| 中文 | 盜竊 /盗窃 dàoqiè |
| हिन्दी | चोरी corī |
| Kiswahili | wizi |
| Português | roubo, furto |
| Français | vol |
| Deutsch | Diebstahl |
| Italiano | furto |
| Ελληνικά | κλοπή klopí |
| Română | furt |
| Русский | кра́жа kráža, воровство́ vorovstvó, хище́ние xiščénije, уго́н ugón |
| Tiếng Việt | sự trộm cắp, sự ăn trộm |
| العربية | سَرِقَة sariqa, سَرَقَة saraqa, سَرْق sarq, سَرَق saraq, سَرِق sariq, نَهْب nahb |
| עברית | גְּנֵבָה gnevá, גָּזֵל gazél |
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title = {theft},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
