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Ganove
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German
Alternative forms
de Ganeff dated, still sometimes Austria
Etymology
de he ג־נ־ב
19th-century back-formation from the plural de Ganoven, from de yi גנבֿים ganóvim, itself plural of yi גנבֿ gánev thief, whence the dated German form above. Further from de he גַּנָּב gannāv.
Pronunciation
de /ɡaˈnoːvə/
de De-Ganove.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak in
de informal derogatory thief, fraudster, member of the criminal underworld, ganef
Declension
m.weak
Further reading
de People