Deibel

East Central German

Noun

Deibel

1. devil

German

Alternative forms

• Deiwel, Deubel, Deuwel

Etymology

Regional forms of Teufel (“devil”); in the case of Deibel: East Central German. These have spread supraregionally, possibly due to the fact that mentioning the devil’s name was considered obscene (for religious or superstitious reasons).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ̯bəl/

Noun

Deibel m (strong, genitive Deibels, plural Deibel)

1. (chiefly colloquial, in idioms, interjections etc.) devil

   Weiß der Deibel...

   “The devil may know...”

   ...zum Deibel jagen... ― ...send [someone] to the devil...

Declension

Declension of Deibel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Deibel	die	Deibel
genitive	eines	des	Deibels	der	Deibel
dative	einem	dem	Deibel	den	Deibeln
accusative	einen	den	Deibel	die	Deibel