Tüüfel
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German tiufal (“devil”), in turn borrowed from Latin diabolus (“devil”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer; the Devil”), from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō, “slander”). Cognate with German Teufel, Dutch duivel, English devil, Icelandic djöfull.
Noun
Tüüfel m (Uri)
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 27.
Categories:
- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Old High German
- Alemannic German terms derived from Latin
- Alemannic German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German nouns
- Alemannic German masculine nouns
- Urner Alemannic German
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