дябол

Pannonian Rusyn

Alternative forms

• дявол (djavol) — obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “accuser, slanderer”), possibly via dialectal Serbo-Croatian ђабол / đabol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟabɔl]
• Rhymes: -abɔl
• Hyphenation: дя‧бол

Noun

дябол (djabol) m anim (diminutive дяблик, related adjective дяблов or дябловски)

1. devil

   Synonym: чорт (čort)

2. (intensifier) hell

   идз до дябла ― idz do djabla ― go to hell

   ки ци дябол? ― ki ci djabol? ― what the hell is wrong with you?

Declension

Declension of дябол

	singular	plural
nominative	дябол djabol	дябли djabli
genitive	дябла djabla	дяблох djablox
dative	дяблови djablovi	дяблом djablom
accusative	дябла djabla	дябли djabli
instrumental	дяблом djablom	дяблами djablami
locative	дяблови djablovi	дяблох djablox
vocative	дяблу djablu	дябли djabli

Derived terms

(nouns):

• дяблица f (djablica)

Related terms

(proper nouns):

• диявол m anim (dijavol)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “дябол”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “devil”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 83