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diabólico

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See also: diabolico

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.
Ancient Greek διά (diá)
Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.
Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō)
Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)
Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Koine Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós)bor.
Latin diabolicuslbor.
Portuguese diabólico

    Learned borrowing from Latin diabolicus.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/, (faster) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ku/
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐˈbɔ.li.ku/ [di.ɐˈβɔ.li.ku], (faster) /djɐˈbɔ.li.ku/ [djɐˈβɔ.li.ku]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐˈbɔ.li.ku/, (faster) /djɐˈbɔ.li.ku/

    • Rhymes: -ɔliku
    • Hyphenation: di‧a‧bó‧li‧co

    Adjective

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    diabólico (feminine diabólica, masculine plural diabólicos, feminine plural diabólicas)

    1. devilish (the devil's own)
    2. diabolic, evil, wicked (extremely evil or cruel)
    3. infernal, unbearable
    4. terrible, baleful
    5. intolerable
    6. mischievous
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    Further reading

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    From Latin diabolicus.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /djaˈboliko/ [d̪jaˈβ̞o.li.ko]
    • Rhymes: -oliko
    • Syllabification: dia‧bó‧li‧co

    Adjective

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    diabólico (feminine diabólica, masculine plural diabólicos, feminine plural diabólicas)

    1. diabolic
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    Further reading

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