diŏboł

Silesian

Alternative forms

• djoboł (Steuers Silesian alphabet)
• dioboł (simplified)
• dzioboł, deboł

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.

Ancient Greek διά (diá)

Ancient Greek δια- (dia-)

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der.

Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bállō)

Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō)

Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor.

Latin diaboluslbor.

Old Czech diábelbor.

Old Polish dyjabeł

Silesian diŏboł

Inherited from Old Polish dyjabeł.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ˈdjɔ.bɔw/, (Western Silesian) /ˈdjɔw.bɔw/, (Głogówek) /ˈdjɛw.bɔw/
• Rhymes: -ɔbɔw, -ɔwbɔw, -ɛwbɔw
• Syllabification: diŏ‧boł

Noun

diŏboł m pers (female equivalent diŏblica, diminutive diŏblik or diŏbołek, related adjective diŏbelski or diŏbli)

1. (folklore, theology) devil (evil creature)

   Synonyms: czŏrt, diŏsek

2. (religion) devil (being from Hell)

Declension

Declension of diŏboł

	singular	plural
nominative	diŏboł	diŏbli/diŏbły
genitive	diŏbła	diŏbłōw
dative	diŏbłowi	diŏbłōm
accusative	diŏbła	diŏbłōw
instrumental	diŏbłym	diŏbłami/diŏbłōma
locative	diŏble	diŏbłach
vocative	diŏble	diobły

Derived terms

nouns

• diŏbelstwo
• diŏblica

 

Further reading

• diobol in dykcjonorz.eu
• diŏboł in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “diabeł”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 38
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “diŏboł”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 71
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “djŏboł”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 162