djävul

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish diævul, diæffwol, diæffuill, diawl, diwell, dyfwll, dyffwill, diefwel, from Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Compare Norwegian djevel, Danish djævel, English devil, German Teufel, Dutch duivel, Serbo-Croatian đȁvō, Romanian diavol.

Noun

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(theology) devil, demon; a creature of hell.
(theology) the Devil, Satan
devil; bad part of the conscience
devil; a wicked or naughty person

Declension

Declension of djävul
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	djävul	djävulen	djävlar	djävlarna
Genitive	djävuls	djävulens	djävlars	djävlarnas

Synonyms

(a creature of hell): jävel, djävel
(Satan): Djävulen, Satan, Lucifer, hin håle
(bad part of the conscience): jävel, djävel
(a wicked person): jävel, djävel

Further reading

djävul in Svensk ordbok.

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