deable

See also: Deable

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈa.blə/

Noun

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

  1. devil

Proper noun

deable m (nominative singular deables)

  1. The Devil

Descendants

  • Middle French: diable, Diable (proper noun), dyable
    • French: diable, yiable (Canada)
      • Haitian Creole: dyab
      • → English: diable, diablo
      • Chinook Jargon: le diaub
    • Norman: dgiâbl'ye (Jersey), diablle (France)
  • Walloon: diale
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