djävel
See also: djævel
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Noun edit
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- (offensive, vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard, a motherfucker
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard (of an object)
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a bastard (in a positive sense)
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar, in "inte en jävel") a person
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a small amount of hard liquor
- att ta sig en jävel
- to have a drink
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a demon (someone skilled)
- Synonym: (euphemistic) jäkel
- Han är en jävel på tennis!
- He's a demon at tennis (damn good at tennis)!
- (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a punch, whack, or the like
- Ge honom en jävel!
- Give him a smack!
Usage notes edit
Less common compared to jävel. Might look slightly quaint spelled with a d outside literary writing.
Declension edit
| Declension of djävel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | djävel | djäveln | djävlar | djävlarna |
| Genitive | djävels | djävelns | djävlars | djävlarnas |