djævel

See also: djävel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse djǫfull, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, devil, slanderer). Compare Norwegian Bokmål djevel, Swedish djävul, English devil, German Teufel, Dutch duivel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /djɛːvəl/, [ˈd̥jɛːʊl]

Noun

djævel c (singular definite djævlen or djævelen, plural indefinite djævle)

  1. devil, fiend

Inflection

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