der Dieb (thief)

der Dieb

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Dieb?

It's der Dieb. Plural: die Diebe.

Meaning
thief
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · People
Riddle
Das Wort für eine Person, die heimlich Dinge nimmt.
Also
die Diebin (thief)

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Dieb is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Dieb in other languages

Czech
zloděj
Slovak
zlodej
Hungarian
tolvaj
Slovenian
tat
Italian
ladro
Croatian
lopov
Bosnian
lopov
Serbian
lopov
Romanian
hoț
Polish
złodziej
Ukrainian
злодій
Turkish
hırsız
Arabic
لص
Persian
دزد
Dari (Afghanistan)
دزد
Pashto (Afghanistan)
غل

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