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Düüvel
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Düvel alternative spelling
gmw-cfr Deuwel northernmost Moselle Franconian, gmw-cfr Deuvel Ripuarian variant, chiefly in curses
gmw-cfr Deiwel most of Moselle Franconian
Etymology
gmw-cfr :inh gmh:diuvel<ety:inh<goh:tiufal>>
From gmw-cfr gmh diuvel, from gmw-cfr goh *diuval, northern variant of goh tiufal, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *diubul, from gmw-cfr la diabolus, from gmw-cfr grc διάβολος.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ˈdyːvəl/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun m plural Düüvele diminutive Düüvelche
gmw-cfr Ripuarian devil
gmw-cfr Wann de jetz net en di Zemmer jehs, dann es ävver der Düüvel loss! If you don’t go to your room right now, all hell (lit. the devil) will break loose.