djôùbel

Slovincian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwís

der.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)

Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō-

der.

Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bállō)

Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)

Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)

bor.

Latin diabolus

lbor.

Old Czech diábel

bor.

Old Polish dyjabeł

Middle Polish diábeł

bor.

Slovincian djôùbel

Borrowed from Middle Polish diábeł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjɵybɛl/
• Syllabification: djôù‧bel

Noun

djôùbel m pers

1. (religion) devil (being from Hell)
2. (derogatory) devil (someone unbearable, evil, or dangerous)

Further reading

• Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “djɵ̏·ʉ̯bĕl”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 179