Deev

• Deef (northern Moselle Franconian)
• Dief (southern Moselle Franconian)

From Middle High German dief, from Old High German *diof, northern variant of diob, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub.

• IPA^(key): /deːf/
• Homophone: deef

Deev m (plural Deeve or Deev)

1. (Ripuarian) thief

• Deef, Deew (variant spellings)
• Deif (most of Westphalian, Eastphalian, Mecklenburgisch, Pomeranian)
• Deuf, Doif (parts of eastern Westphalian)

From Middle Low German dêf, from Old Saxon thiof. More at thief.

• IPA^(key): /deːf/, [deːf ~ dei̯f]

Deev m (plural Deven or Deve) (German Low German, chiefly northwestern dialects)

1. thief

• Deveree