djävul

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish diævul, diæffwol, diæffuill, diawl, diwell, dyfwll, dyffwill, diefwel, from Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Compare Norwegian djevel, Danish djævel, English devil, German Teufel, Dutch duivel, Serbo-Croatian đȁvō, Romanian diavol.

Noun

djävul c

  1. (theology) devil, demon; a creature of hell.
  2. (theology) the Devil, Satan
  3. devil; bad part of the conscience
  4. devil; a wicked or naughty person

Declension

Declension of djävul
nominative genitive
singular indefinite djävul djävuls
definite djävulen djävulens
plural indefinite djävlar djävlars
definite djävlarna djävlarnas

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