Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en djävul

fiend, devil

Meaning

fiend; devil

Forms

Forms of djävul
Singular, indefinite	en djävul
Singular, definite	djävulen
Plural, indefinite	djävlar
Plural, definite	djävlarna

djävul is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor djävul, den stora djävulen. Check another noun

Practise djävul

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djävul in a sentence

Gud och djävulen
God and the Devil

Questions

What does djävul mean in English?

djävul means “fiend, devil”.

Is it en djävul or ett djävul?

It is en djävul, and “the fiend” is djävulen.

What is the plural of djävul?

The plural of djävul is djävlar, and the definite plural is djävlarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish diævul, from Old Norse djǫfull, ultimately from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Nearby common words

djävul is number 1,543 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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1,540begrava bury, inter
1,541city downtown area
1,542förmåga power, ability
1,544desto all the (desto bättre, all the better)
1,545tunga tongue, sole
1,546vittna witness, show
1,547passera pass (by), strain

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary