Polyglot Dictionary

Diebstahl

/ˈdiːpˌʃtaːl/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Diebstähle

Meaning

  1. theft

    • Der Diebstahl wurde der Polizei gemeldet.

      The theft was reported to the police.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

furto

furto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "theft."

Practice

1 What does Diebstahl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ wurde der Polizei gemeldet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Diebstahl?

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