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Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornish dyawl, from Old Cornish diauol, from Proto-Brythonic *diaβul, borrowed from Latin diabolus. Compare Breton diaoul, Welsh diawl.
Noun
dyowl m (plural dyowlow or dywolow)
- devil
Usage notes
- Mutates irregularly to jowl after the words an and unn. The plural form is unaffected.
Derived terms
Mutation