djævel

See also: djävel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse djǫfull, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil, slanderer”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål djevel, Swedish djävul, English devil, German Teufel, Dutch duivel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /djɛːvəl/, [ˈd̥jɛːʊl]

Noun

djævel c (singular definite djævlen or djævelen, plural indefinite djævle)

devil, fiend

Inflection

Declension of djævel

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djævel	djævlen djævelen	djævle	djævlene
genitive	djævels	djævlens djævelens	djævles	djævlenes

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