Dietrich

English

Proper noun

Dietrich

  1. A surname from German.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːtʁɪç/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Dietrich, from Old High German Diotrih, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks.

Proper noun

Dietrich m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dietrichs)

  1. a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Derek

Proper noun

Dietrich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Dietrichs or (with an article) Dietrich, feminine genitive Dietrich, plural Dietrichs)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Late Middle High German dieterich, related to the name, perhaps used as thieves' slang (as a Christian name) to veil "false key."[1] Compare similar semantic evolution in Italian grimaldello. Also see Swedish Dirk, dyrk.

Noun

Dietrich m (strong, genitive Dietrichs, plural Dietriche)

  1. picklock
Declension
Descendants
  • Kashubian: ditrich
  • Polish: wytrych
  • ? Swedish: dyrk (calque)
See also

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Dietrich”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Dietrich. Doublet of wytrych.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdit.rix/
  • Rhymes: -itrix
  • Syllabification: Die‧trich

Proper noun

Dietrich m pers

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Proper noun

Dietrich f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from German

Further reading

  • Dietrich”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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