Deivel

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Cognate with German Teufel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ̯vl̩/

Noun

Deivel m (plural Deivel)

  1. devil
    De Deivel kommd dich hole.
    The devil comes to get you.

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Deivel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch having "Deivel /ˈtaɪ̯vl̩/ sm (pl Deivel)"
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