Dietrich

German

Etymology 1

Old High German þeud (“people”) + ric (“ruler”). Latinized as Theodoric. Equivalent to English Derek and French Thierry.

Proper noun

Dietrich m (genitive Dietrichs)

A male given name.
A surname derived from the given name.

Related terms

Dieter
Dirk
Wolf-Dietrich, Wolfdietrich

Further reading

Dietrich (Name) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Dietrich in Duden online

Etymology 2

Noun

Dietrich m (genitive Dietrichs, plural Dietriche)

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Declension

Declension of Dietrich

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dietrich	die	Dietriche
genitive	eines	des	Dietrichs	der	Dietriche
dative	einem	dem	Dietrich	den	Dietrichen
accusative	einen	den	Dietrich	die	Dietriche

Further reading

Dietrich (Werkzeug) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Dietrich in Duden online

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