djävel

See also: djævel

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Noun

djävel c

  1. (offensive, vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard, a motherfucker
    Din jävel!
    You son of a bitch!
    Synonyms: fan, (euphemistic) jäkel
  2. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a son of a bitch, a bastard (of an object)
    Biljäveln startar inte
    The damn car won't start
    Synonyms: fan, (euphemistic) jäkel
  3. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a bastard (in a positive sense)
    en rolig jävel
    a funny bastard
    Synonyms: fan, (euphemistic) jäkel
  4. (colloquial, mildly vulgar, in "inte en jävel") a person
    När jag kom fram till mötesplatsen var det inte en jävel där
    When I got to the meeting point, not a single bastard was there
    Synonyms: käft, kotte, (euphemistic) jäkel
  5. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a small amount of hard liquor
    att ta sig en jävel
    to have a drink
  6. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a demon (someone skilled)
    Han är en jävel på tennis!
    He's a demon at tennis (damn good at tennis)!
    Synonym: (euphemistic) jäkel
  7. (colloquial, mildly vulgar) a punch, whack, or the like
    Ge honom en jävel!
    Give him a smack!

Usage notes

Less common compared to jävel. Might look slightly quaint spelled with a d outside literary writing.

Declension
Declension of djävel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative djävel djäveln djävlar djävlarna
Genitive djävels djävelns djävlars djävlarnas

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