diabeł

See also: diabel and diábel

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dyjabeł, from Old Czech diábel, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdja.bɛw/
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  • Rhymes: -abɛw
  • Syllabification: dia‧beł

Noun

diabeł m anim (diminutive diabełek, feminine diablica)

  1. (folklore, religion, theology) devil (a creature of hell)
    Synonyms: bies, czart, czort, licho

Declension
Declension of diabeł
singular plural
nominative diabeł diabły/diabli
genitive diabła diabłów
dative diabłu diabłom
accusative diabła diabły/diabłów
instrumental diabłem diabłami
locative diable diabłach
vocative diable diabły/diabli

Derived terms
adjectives
adverb
nouns
phrases

Further reading
  • diabeł in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • diabeł in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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