djävul

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish diævul, diæffwol, diæffuill, diawl, diwell, dyfwll, dyffwill, diefwel, from Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos). Compare Norwegian djevel, Danish djævel, English devil, German Teufel, Dutch duivel, Serbo-Croatian đȁvō, Romanian diavol.

Noun

djävul c

1. (theology) devil, demon; a creature of hell.
2. (theology) the Devil, Satan
3. devil; bad part of the conscience
4. devil; a wicked or naughty person

Declension

Declension of djävul

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	djävul	djävuls
	definite	djävulen	djävulens
plural	indefinite	djävlar	djävlars
	definite	djävlarna	djävlarnas

Synonyms

• (a creature of hell): jävel, djävel
• (Satan): Djävulen, Satan, Lucifer, hin håle
• (bad part of the conscience): jävel, djävel
• (a wicked person): jävel, djävel

Further reading

• djävul in Svensk ordbok.