"Teufel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔʏfl̩/ Audio: De-Teufel.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯fəl Etymology: From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal. Cognate to Bavarian Teifl, Deife, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|la|grc|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|tiuvel}} Middle High German tiuvel, {{inh|de|goh|tiufal}} Old High German tiufal, {{cog|bar|Teifl}} Bavarian Teifl, {{m|bar|Deife}} Deife, {{cog|pdc|Deiwel}} Pennsylvania German Deiwel, {{cog|nl|duivel}} Dutch duivel, {{cog|osx|diubol}} Old Saxon diubol, {{cog|nds-de|Düwel}} German Low German Düwel, {{m|nds-de|Dîwel}} Dîwel, {{cog|en|devil}} English devil Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen|f=in}} Teufel m (strong, genitive Teufels, plural Teufel, diminutive Teufelchen n, feminine Teufelin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Teufels [genitive], Teufel [plural], Teufelchen [diminutive, neuter], Teufelin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Teufel [nominative, singular], Teufel [definite, nominative, plural], Teufels [genitive, singular], Teufel [definite, genitive, plural], Teufel [dative, singular], Teufeln [dative, definite, plural], Teufel [accusative, singular], Teufel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (singular only) the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions) Tags: masculine, singular, singular-only, strong Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Teufel-de-noun-LvAX2GJD Disambiguation of Religion: 63 37 0 Categories (other): German singularia tantum, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 85 8 7
  2. a devil, satan (a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Teufel-de-noun-wiRQdlw4
  3. a devil, satan (an evil person) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Teufel-de-noun-bJECesw-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Satan Derived forms: auf Teufel-komm-raus, auf Teufel komm raus, der Teufel scheißt immer auf den größten Haufen, den Teufel an die Wand malen, Feuerteufel, Teufelskreis, teuflisch Related terms: Deibel

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "der Teufel scheißt immer auf den größten Haufen"
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      "word": "den Teufel an die Wand malen"
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          "text": "1923, Sigmund Freud, Eine Teufelsneurose im siebzehnten Jahrhundert, in Imago: Zeitschrift für Anwendung der Psychoanalyse auf die Geisteswissenschaften, volume 9, booklet 1 (Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag), page 14",
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