diabolo

See also: Diabolo and diabolô

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French diabolo, from older diable (literally “devil”), fancifully altered after cognate Italian diavolo and/or their common source, Latin diabolus. First attested in the early 20th century.

The Latin noun is from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”), itself derived from the verb διαβάλλω (diabállō, “to slander”, literally “to throw across”). The notion that this literal sense of “throw across” could be applied to the diabolo itself has led some commentators to assume a direct semantic connection, but there is no evidence suggesting that it is anything other than a coincidence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈæbələʊ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

diabolo (plural diabolos)

1. A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

Synonyms

• Chinese yo-yo

Derived terms

• polyabolo

Translations

juggling apparatus

• Catalan: diàbolo m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 空竹 (zh) (kōngzhú)

• Czech: jojo (cs) n
• Dutch: diabolo (nl) m
• Finnish: lentojojo, diabolo (fi)
• French: diabolo (fr) m
• Italian: diabolo m
• Portuguese: diabolô (pt) m (Brazil), diábolo m
• Russian: диа́боло n (diábolo)
• Spanish: diábolo (es) m, diávolo m (rare, Spain)
• Turkish: diabolo

Anagrams

• bioload

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.aːˈboː.loː/, /diˈaː.boː.loː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: di‧a‧bo‧lo
• Rhymes: -oːloː

Etymology 1

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Noun

diabolo m (plural diabolo's, diminutive diabolootje n)

1. diabolo

Derived terms

• diaboloën

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

diabolo

1. inflection of diaboloën:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Further reading

• Diabolo (voorwerp) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From English diabolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɑbolo/, [ˈdiɑ̝ˌbo̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Syllabification^(key): di‧a‧bo‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): dia‧bo‧lo

Noun

diabolo

1. (countable) diabolo (juggling apparatus)

   Synonym: lentojojo

2. (uncountable) diabolo (activity of playing with diabolo)

   Synonyms: lentojojoilu, lentojojourheilu

Declension

Inflection of diabolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		diabolo	diabolot
genitive		diabolon	diabolojen
partitive		diaboloa	diaboloja
illative		diaboloon	diaboloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		diabolo	diabolot
accusative	nom.	diabolo	diabolot
	gen.	diabolon
genitive		diabolon	diabolojen
partitive		diaboloa	diaboloja
inessive		diabolossa	diaboloissa
elative		diabolosta	diaboloista
illative		diaboloon	diaboloihin
adessive		diabololla	diaboloilla
ablative		diabololta	diaboloilta
allative		diabololle	diaboloille
essive		diabolona	diaboloina
translative		diaboloksi	diaboloiksi
abessive		diabolotta	diaboloitta
instructive		—	diaboloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of diabolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative diaboloni diaboloni accusative nom. diaboloni diaboloni gen. diaboloni genitive diaboloni diabolojeni partitive diaboloani diabolojani inessive diabolossani diaboloissani elative diabolostani diaboloistani illative diabolooni diaboloihini adessive diabolollani diaboloillani ablative diabololtani diaboloiltani allative diabololleni diaboloilleni essive diabolonani diaboloinani translative diabolokseni diaboloikseni abessive diabolottani diaboloittani instructive — — comitative — diaboloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative diabolosi diabolosi accusative nom. diabolosi diabolosi gen. diabolosi genitive diabolosi diabolojesi partitive diaboloasi diabolojasi inessive diabolossasi diaboloissasi elative diabolostasi diaboloistasi illative diaboloosi diaboloihisi adessive diabolollasi diaboloillasi ablative diabololtasi diaboloiltasi allative diabolollesi diaboloillesi essive diabolonasi diaboloinasi translative diaboloksesi diaboloiksesi abessive diabolottasi diaboloittasi instructive — — comitative — diaboloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative diabolomme diabolomme accusative nom. diabolomme diabolomme gen. diabolomme genitive diabolomme diabolojemme partitive diaboloamme diabolojamme inessive diabolossamme diaboloissamme elative diabolostamme diaboloistamme illative diaboloomme diaboloihimme adessive diabolollamme diaboloillamme ablative diabololtamme diaboloiltamme allative diabolollemme diaboloillemme essive diabolonamme diaboloinamme translative diaboloksemme diaboloiksemme abessive diabolottamme diaboloittamme instructive — — comitative — diaboloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative diabolonne diabolonne accusative nom. diabolonne diabolonne gen. diabolonne genitive diabolonne diabolojenne partitive diaboloanne diabolojanne inessive diabolossanne diaboloissanne elative diabolostanne diaboloistanne illative diaboloonne diaboloihinne adessive diabolollanne diaboloillanne ablative diabololtanne diaboloiltanne allative diabolollenne diaboloillenne essive diabolonanne diaboloinanne translative diaboloksenne diaboloiksenne abessive diabolottanne diaboloittanne instructive — — comitative — diaboloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative diabolonsa diabolonsa accusative nom. diabolonsa diabolonsa gen. diabolonsa genitive diabolonsa diabolojensa partitive diaboloaan diaboloansa diabolojaan diabolojansa inessive diabolossaan diabolossansa diaboloissaan diaboloissansa elative diabolostaan diabolostansa diaboloistaan diaboloistansa illative diaboloonsa diaboloihinsa adessive diabolollaan diabolollansa diaboloillaan diaboloillansa ablative diabololtaan diabololtansa diaboloiltaan diaboloiltansa allative diabololleen diabolollensa diaboloilleen diaboloillensa essive diabolonaan diabolonansa diaboloinaan diaboloinansa translative diabolokseen diaboloksensa diaboloikseen diaboloiksensa abessive diabolottaan diabolottansa diaboloittaan diaboloittansa instructive — — comitative — diaboloineen diaboloinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.bo.lo/

• Audio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

diabolo m (plural diabolos)

1. (juggling) diabolo
2. a sort of sugary non-alcoholic drink made by mixing (fizzy) lemonade and cordial/squash.

   diabolo-grenadine

   (fizzy) lemonade with grenadine

Descendants

• → Portuguese: diabolô, diábolo

Further reading

• “diabolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Noun

diabolo

1. (religion, mythology) devil

References

• Ka‘ōnohi‘ulaokamanō Kai, “diabolo”, in Manomano Hawaiian Dictionary, KAI LOA Inc

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diabolo, derived from diabolique (“diabolical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdja.bo.lo/
• Rhymes: -abolo
• Hyphenation: dià‧bo‧lo

Noun

diabolo m (uncountable)

1. (juggling) diabolo

Further reading

• “diabolo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Noun

diabolō

1. dative/ablative singular of diabolus

Polish

diabolo

Etymology

Borrowed from French diabolo. Doublet of diabeł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djaˈbɔ.lɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
• Syllabification: dia‧bo‧lo

Noun

diabolo n (indeclinable)

1. diabolo (juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks)
2. diabolo (activity of playing with diabolo)

Further reading

• “diabolo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• diabolo in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diabolo.

Noun

diabolo n (uncountable)

1. diabolo

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	diabolo	diaboloul
genitive-dative	diabolo	diaboloului
vocative	diaboloule