deable

deable

See also: Deable

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /deˈa.blə/

    Noun

    deable oblique singular, m (oblique plural deables, nominative singular deables, nominative plural deable)

    1. devil

    Proper noun

    deable m (nominative singular deables)

    1. The Devil

    Descendants

    • Middle French: diable, Diable (proper noun), dyable
      • French: diable, yiable (Canada)
        • Chinook Jargon: le diaub
        • → English: diable, diablo
        • Haitian Creole: dyab
        • Mauritian Creole: dyab
        • Seychellois Creole: dyab
      • Norman: dgiâbl'ye (Jersey), diablle (France)
    • Walloon: diale
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