theft

Betekenis (Engels)

The act of stealing property.

Concepten

diefstal

ontvreemding

beroving

roof

plundering

dieverij

Synoniemen

robbery

stealing

larceny

burglary

thievery

steal

thief

piracy

thieving

pilferage

robber

embezzlement

abstraction

pilfer

crime

plundering

lift

robbing

break-in

stealth

pilfering

burglar

despoilment

act of larceny

praedial larceny

an act of thievery

Empty Quiver

thiefdom

abduction

purloinment

breaking in

caper

cheating

crib

estrangement

filch

flight

✈️

fraud

hijacking

job

kidnapping

looting

misappropriation

peculation

pick-up

pillage

pinch

rip-off

shoplifting

swindling

Vertalingen

vol

✈️

Diebstahl

robo

furto

hurto

roubo

larcin

κλοπή

furto

سرقة

robatori

latrocinio

hırsızlık

ladrocinio

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/θɛft/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: theft

Overgenomen van Oudengels: þīefþ

Verwant aan Old Frisian: thiuvethe

Verwant aan Nederlands: diefte

Verwant aan Duits: Diebde

Verwant aan IJslands: þýfð

In summary

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”).