Central Franconian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • Düvel (alternative spelling)
  • Deuwel (northernmost Moselle Franconian), Deuvel (Ripuarian variant, chiefly in curses)
  • Deiwel (most of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

Düüvel m (plural Düüvele, diminutive Düüvelche)

  1. (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.