deable

See also: Deable

Old French

Alternative forms

diable

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deˈa.blə/

Noun

deable m (oblique plural deables, nominative singular deables, nominative plural deable)

devil

Proper noun

deable m (nominative singular deables)

The Devil

Descendants

Middle French: diable, dyable
- French: diable, yiable
  - Haitian Creole: dyab
  - → English: diable, diablo
Norman: dgiâbl'ye
Walloon: diale

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