stealth

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.
2. (archaic, countable) An act of secrecy, especially one involving thievery.

Verb

1. (especially) To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
2. (slang, transitive) To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act).

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Surreptitious; secret; not openly acknowledged.
2. (not-comparable) Having properties that diminish radar signatures.
3. (not-comparable) Hiding one's transgender status (in general or in specific areas of one's life, e.g. at work) after transition.

Konzepte

Heimlichkeit

Schläue

Stealth-Technik

Tarnkappentechnik

Synonyme

stealing

stealthiness

larceny

theft

robbery

privacy

prowl

secrecy

secretiveness

sliding

sneakiness

steal

concealing

thievery

crib

hiding

occultation

piracy

Übersetzungen

furtivité

sigilo

disimulo

razberî

astuce

furtividade

dizîkî

glissement

sigil

furtività

discrétion

cachette

en cachette

furtif

nehînî

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/stɛlθ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Verwandt mit Althochdeutsch: stāla

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: stelthe

Geerbt von Altenglisch: stǣlþ

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: stalu

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Diebstahl

In summary

From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).