djôùbel

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)

Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō-der.

Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bállō)

Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)

Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor.

Latin diaboluslbor.

Old Czech diábelbor.

Old Polish dyjabeł

Middle Polish diábełbor.

Slovincian djôùbel

Borrowed from Middle Polish diábeł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djɵˈybĕl/
• Rhymes: -ybĕl
• Syllabification: djô‧ù‧bel

Noun

djôùbel m pers

1. (religion) devil (being from Hell)
2. (derogatory) devil (someone unbearable, evil, or dangerous)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “djɵ̏·ʉ̯bĕl”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 179