Deibel

East Central German

Noun

Deibel

  1. devil

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Regional forms of Teufel (“devil”); in the case of Deibel: East Central German. These have spread supraregionally, possibly due to the fact that mentioning the devil’s name was considered obscene (for religious or superstitious reasons).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ̯bəl/

Noun

Deibel m (strong, genitive Deibels, plural Deibel)

  1. (chiefly colloquial, in idioms, interjections etc.) devil
    Weiß der Deibel... ― The devil may know...
    ...zum Deibel jagen... ― ...send [someone] to the devil...
    Pfui Deibel! ― Yuck! Ew!

Declension

Declension of Deibel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Deibel die Deibel
genitive eines des Deibels der Deibel
dative einem dem Deibel den Deibeln
accusative einen den Deibel die Deibel
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