roof

Meaning

Noun

robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of roven:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of roven:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of roven:

roven

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

despoilment

rape

loot

despoliation

robbery

booty

steal

embezzlement

estrangement

larceny

peculation

pilferage

pillage

predation

rapine

ravin

ravishment

rip-off

robber

shoplifting

spoil

spoliation

stealing

theft

thievery

thieving

breaking and entering

Empty Quiver

thiefdom

purloinment

calypsis

break-in

brigandage

burglary

crust

deprivation

divestiture

Synonyms

diefstal

plundering

ontvreemding

banditisme

beroving

dieverij

korst

overval

Translations

Raub

roubo

Diebstahl

vol

✈️

pillage

croûte

Kruste

furto

soygun

robatori

yağma

Rinde

Plünderung

robo

rapine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/roːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: roof

Inherited from Old Dutch: *rōf

Inherited from Middle Dutch: rōve

Cognate with Old High German: ruf

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Roff

Cognate with Old Norse: hrufa

Cognate with English: dandruff

In summary

From Middle Dutch roof, from Old Dutch *rōf, *rouf, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz. More at robe.