duivel

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Alternative forms

  • (archaic or dialectal) duvel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch duvel, from Old Dutch diuval, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯vəl/
  • duivel:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dui‧vel
  • Rhymes: -œy̯vəl

Noun

duivel m (plural duivels or duivelen, diminutive duiveltje n)

  1. devil

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: duiwel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: diflu
  • Negerhollands: duvel, dievel