duivel

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Dutch[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • (archaic or dialectal) duvel

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch duvel, from Old Dutch diuval, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯vəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dui‧vel
  • Rhymes: -œy̯vəl

Noun[edit]

duivel m (plural duivels or duivelen, diminutive duiveltje n)

  1. devil

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: duiwel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: diflu
  • Negerhollands: duvel, dievel