djævel

See also: djävel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse djǫfull, from Old Saxon diuval 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): /ˈdjɛːvəl/, [ˈd̥jɛːʋl̩], [ˈd̥jɛːʊl]

Noun

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

  1. devil, fiend

Declension

Declension of djævel
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative djævel djævlen
djævelen 		djævle djævlene
genitive djævels djævlens
djævelens 		djævles djævlenes
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