Teifl

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Bavarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal. Cognate to German Teufel, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥aɛ̯fl/
  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥æːfl/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun[edit]

Teifl m (plural Teifln)

  1. (singular only) the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)
  2. a devil, satan (a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel)
  3. a devil, satan (an evil person)
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