"Mephistopheles" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /mefɪsˈtoːfelɛs/ Audio: De-Mephistopheles.ogg Forms: Mephistopheles [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Mephistopheles [nominative, singular], Mephistopheles [genitive, singular], Mephistopheles [dative, singular], Mephistopheles [accusative, singular], Mephisto [alternative]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,-}} Mephistopheles m (proper noun, strong, genitive Mephistopheles) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-.sg}}
  1. Mephistopheles Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Derived forms: mephistophelisch
    Sense id: en-Mephistopheles-de-name-WkpO~vK6 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, European folklore

Alternative forms

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