noun · masculinesecond declension
diabolus1
diabolus m (genitive diabolī)
Classical[diˈa.bɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[diˈaː.bo.lus]
Meaning
- masculinedevil
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
hostis Deī, malus spīritusdiabolus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 2
Satanās, hostis Deīdiabolus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 1
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diabolus | diabolī diabulī, zabulī |
| genitive | diabolī diabulī, zabulī | diabolōrum diabulōrum, zabulōrum |
| dative | diabolō diabulō, zabulō | diabolīs diabulīs, zabulīs |
| accusative | diabolum diabulum, zabulum | diabolōs diabulōs, zabulōs |
| ablative | diabolō diabulō, zabulō | diabolīs diabulīs, zabulīs |
| vocative | diabole diabule, zabule | diabolī diabulī, zabulī |
dĭăbŏlus, i, m., = διάβολος,
I. a devil, Tert. Anim. 35; Vulg. 3 Reg. 21, 13.—Esp., the devil, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; Vulg. 1 Johan. 3, 8 al. et saep. With long a, in Paul. Nol. 26, 528.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latindiabolus
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō) Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor. Latin diabolus From Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).
West Iberian
- Portuguesediabofrom Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo
- Portuguesediáfrom Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo
- Portuguesediabrofrom Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo
- Portuguesediachofrom Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo
- Portuguesedianhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo
- Portuguesedienhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo
- Spanishdiablofrom Old Spanish diablo
- Englishdiablofrom Old Spanish diablo
- Spanishdiaulofrom Old Spanish diablo
- Asturiandiablu
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchdiablefrom Old French deable
- Englishdiablefrom Old French deable
- Englishdiablofrom Old French deable
- Frenchyiablefrom Old French deable
- Franco-Provençaldiâblo
- Chinook Jargonle diaubfrom Old French deable
- Haitian Creoledyabfrom Old French deable
- Mauritian Creolediabfrom Old French deable
- Seychellois Creoledyabfrom Old French deable
- Normandgiâbl'yefrom Old French deable
Insular Romance
- Sardiniandiàbulu
- Sardiniandiàulu
- Sardiniandiàvulu
Occitano-Romance
- Catalandiable
- Occitandiablefrom Old Occitan diable
- Ribagorçandiapllefrom Aragonese diaple
- Nord-Occitandiablhefrom Old Occitan diable
Italo-Romance
- Italiandiavolo
- Dalmatiandiaul
- Dalmatiandiavul
- Neapolitandiàvolo
- Neapolitandiàvoro
- Neapolitanriàvolo
- Neapolitanriàbolo
- Neapolitandiaulo
- Neapolitantiaolo
- Siciliandiàvulu
Elsewhere
- Englishdiabolus
- Albaniandjall
- Basque*deaburufrom Proto-Basque *deabulu
- Basquedeabrufrom Proto-Basque *deabulu
- Belarusianд’я́бал
- Proto-Brythonic*diaβul
- Proto-West Germanic*diubul
- Hawaiiandiabolo
- Old Irishdíabul
- Old Norsedjǫfull
North Italian
- Emiliandièvel
- Emiliandièvol
- Emiliandiavo
- Emiliandiàvel
- Emiliandièval
- Friuliandiaul
- Liguriandiâo
- Liguriandiâvo
- Eastern Lombardgiaulfrom Lombard diaul
- Piedmontesediau
In English words that came into English from diabolus
- devildiabolus
- diabolodiabolus
- diabolifydiabolus
- diabologydiabolus