Strauchdieb

German

Etymology

Strauch (bush) + Dieb (thief), indicating robbery from a hidden place

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtraʊ̯x.diːp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Strauch‧dieb

Noun

Strauchdieb m (strong, genitive Strauchdiebes or Strauchdiebs, plural Strauchdiebe, feminine Strauchdiebin)

  1. highwayman, robber (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: Wegelagerer, Räuber

Declension

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.