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Central Franconian
- Düvel (alternative spelling)
- Deuwel (northernmost Moselle Franconian), Deuvel (Ripuarian variant, chiefly in curses)
- Deiwel (most of Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Middle High German diuvel, from Old High German *diuval, northern variant of tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Pronunciation
Noun
Düüvel m (plural Düüvele, diminutive Düüvelche)
- (Ripuarian) devil
Wann de jetz net en di Zemmer jehs, dann es ävver der Düüvel loss!- If you don’t go to your room right now, all hell (lit. the devil) will break loose.