diŏboł

Silesian

Alternative forms

• djoboł (Steuers Silesian alphabet)
• dioboł (simplified)
• dzioboł, deboł

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

der.

Proto-Indo-European *dwís

der.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-

der.

Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bállō)

Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)

Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)

bor.

Latin diabolus

lbor.

Old Czech diábel

bor.

Old Polish dyjabeł

Silesian diŏboł

Inherited from Old Polish dyjabeł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjɔbɔw/, (Western) /ˈdjɔwbɔw/
• Rhymes: -ɔbɔw, -ɔwbɔw
• Syllabification: diŏ‧boł

Noun

diŏboł m pers (female equivalent diŏblica, diminutive diŏblik or diŏbołek, related adjective diŏbelski or diŏbli)

1. (folklore, theology) devil (evil creature)

   Synonyms: czŏrt, diŏsek

2. (religion) devil (being from Hell)

Declension

Declension of diŏboł

	singular	plural
nominative	diŏboł	diŏbli/diŏbły
genitive	diŏbła	diŏbłōw
dative	diŏbłowi	diŏbłōm
accusative	diŏbła	diŏbłōw
instrumental	diŏbłym	diŏbłami/diŏbłōma
locative	diŏble	diŏbłach
vocative	diŏble	diobły

Derived terms

nouns

• diŏbelstwo
• diŏblica

 

Further reading

• diobol in dykcjonorz.eu
• diŏboł in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “diabeł”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 38
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “diŏboł”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 71
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “djŏboł”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski‎^[1], page 162