Düüvel

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • Düvel (alternative spelling)
  • Deuwel (northernmost Moselle Franconian), Deuvel (Ripuarian variant, chiefly in curses)
  • Deiwel (most of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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From Middle High German diuvel, from Old High German *diuval, northern variant of tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Düüvel m (plural Düüvele, diminutive Düüvelche)

  1. (Ripuarian) devil
    Wann de jetz net en di Zemmer jehs, dann es ävver der Düüvel loss!
    If you don’t go to your room right now, all hell (lit. the devil) will break loose.