diip

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German diep, from Old High German diob, from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz (“thief”). Cognate with German Dieb, English thief.

Noun

diip m (plural diibe)

1. (Sette Comuni) thief

   De diibe èrbatent padar nacht. ― The thieves work at night.

Declension

Declension of diip

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	diip	de	diibe
accusative	an	in	diip	de	diibe
dative	aname	me	diibe	in	diiben

References

• “diip” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• jip (Föhr-Amrum)

Etymology

From Old Frisian diāp, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz.

Adjective

diip (comparative diiper, superlative diipst)

1. (Mooring, Sylt) deep

Inflection

Inflection of diip (Mooring dialect)

	masculine		feminine / neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	diip
attributive / independent	diipen	diipe	diip	diipe
partitive	diips			—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	diiper
attributive / independent	diiperen	diipere	diiper	diipere
partitive	diipers			—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am diipsten
attributive / independent	—	diipste	diipst	diipste

Inflection of diip (Sylt dialect)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	diip
attributive
independent	diipen	diip	diipen
partitive	diips		—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	diiper
attributive
independent	diiperen	diiper	diiperen
partitive	diipers		—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am diipsten
attributive	diipst
independent	—	diipst	diipsten