deable

See also: Deable

Old French

Alternative forms

• diable

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)
    • Haitian Creole: dyab
    • → English: diable, diablo
    • Chinook Jargon: le diaub
  • Norman: dgiâbl'ye (Jersey), diablle (France)
• Walloon: diale