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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{root|de|he|ג־נ־ב}} <!-- Yiddish stress is important here, so please leave the accent marks below -->
{{root|de|he|ג־נ־ב}} <!-- Yiddish stress is important here, so please leave the accent marks below -->
19th-century backformation from the plural {{m|de||Ganoven}}, from {{der|de|yi|גנבֿים|tr=ganóvim}}, itself plural of {{m|yi|גנבֿ|tr=gánev||thief}}, whence the German alternative form above. Further from {{der|de|he|גַנָב|tr=gannāv}}.
19th-century backformation from the plural {{m|de||Ganoven}}, from {{der|de|yi|גנבֿים|tr=ganóvim}}, itself plural of {{m|yi|גנבֿ|tr=gánev||thief}}, whence the dated German form above. Further from {{der|de|he|גַּנָּב|tr=gannāv}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 04:49, 6 February 2024

German

Alternative form

  • Ganeff (dated, still sometimes Austria)

Etymology

19th-century backformation from the plural Ganoven, from Yiddish גנבֿים (ganóvim), itself plural of גנבֿ (gánev, “thief”), whence the dated German form above. Further from Hebrew גַּנָּב (gannāv).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈnoːvə/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ganove m (weak, genitive Ganoven, plural Ganoven, feminine Ganovin)

  1. (informal) thief, fraudster, member of the criminal underworld

Declension

Declension of Ganove [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ganove die Ganoven
genitive eines des Ganoven der Ganoven
dative einem dem Ganoven den Ganoven
accusative einen den Ganoven die Ganoven

Further reading

  • “Ganove” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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