theft

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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 +‎ -th or thieve +‎ -th. 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)

1. 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

1. Alternative form of thefte