Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (possibly semi-learned), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdja.vo.lo/, /diˈa.vo.lo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -avolo
  • Hyphenation: dià‧vo‧lo, di‧à‧vo‧lo
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Noun edit

diavolo m (plural diavoli, diminutive diavolétto or diavolìno, augmentative diavolóne, pejorative diavolàccio, derogatory diavolùccio)

  1. devil, demon, fiend, Satan
  2. devil, devilish person (evil person)
  3. sort, devil (man)
    è un buon diavolohe's a good sort

Derived terms edit

Interjection edit

diavolo

  1. the devil, the heck, the dickens, the deuce
    che diavolo fai?what the devil are you doing?
  2. damn!, blast! (diavolo!)
  3. you bet!, rather! (diavolo!)

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ diavolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)