| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Plural | Däiwe |
| Afrikaans | dief |
|---|---|
| Catalan | lladre |
| Czech | zloděj |
| Danish | tyv |
| Dutch | dief |
| English | thief |
| English (Old English) | þeof |
| Esperanto | ŝtelisto; latrono |
| German | Dieb |
| Greek | κλέφτης; λωποδύτης |
| Hungarian | tolvaj |
| Icelandic | þjófur |
| Italian | ladro |
| Latin | clepta; fur |
| Norwegian | tyv; tjuv |
| Papiamento | hòrtadó; ladron |
| Polish | złodziej |
| Portuguese | gatuno; ladrão |
| Russian | вор |
| Scots | thief |
| Spanish | ladrón |
| Sranan | fufuruman |
| Swahili | mwivi; mwizi |
| Swedish | tjuv |
| Thai | ขโมย |
| Welsh | lleidr |
| Yiddish | גנב |