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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative djävul djävulen djävlar djävlarna
Genitive djävuls djävulens djävlars djävlarnas

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