fur

Meaning

1. (declension-3) a thief
2. (declension-3, derogatory, especially) a rogue, rascal, blackguard
3. (broadly, declension-3) a robber-bee, a bee that steels honey from other beehives

Concepts

thief

robber

female thief

ganef

fidlam ben

Synonyms

latro

clepta

ereptor

furs

Translations

Dieb

voleur

ladrão

ladro

ladrón

dief

lladre

dievegge

κλέφτης

ladra

لص

voleuse

hırsız

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfuːr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”) (see ferō). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώρ (phṓr).