διάβολος (diávolos)
English: devil
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About διάβολος
As a noun, διάβολος is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: ˈðʝa.vo.los
Hyphenation: διά‧βο‧λος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(both figurative and literally) The Devil, devil.Examples:
- Ο διάβολος ζει στην κόλαση.O diávolos zei stin kólasi.
- The Devil lives in Hell.
- noun:(both figurative and literally, by extension) Hell, hell, underworld, hellholeExamples:
- Θα πας στον διάβολο!Tha pas ston diávolo!
- You'll go to hell!
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | διάβολος | διάβολοι |
| genitive | διαβόλου | διαβόλων |
| accusative | διάβολο | διαβόλους |
| vocative | διάβολε | διάβολοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how διάβολος appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- διαβολάκι (diavoláki)"Grek"
- διαβολάκος (diavolákos)"Grek"
- διαβολεμένος (diavoleménos)"Grek"
- διαβολοκόριτσο (diavolokóritso)"Grek"
- διαβολοσκορπίσματα (diavoloskorpísmata)"Grek"
- διαόλια (diaólia)"Grek"
- διαολοστέλνω (diaolostélno)"Grek"
- δουλειά δεν είχε ο διάβολος και έπνιγε τα παιδιά του (douleiá den eíche o diávolos kai épnige ta paidiá tou)"Grek"
- δουλειά δεν είχε ο διάβολος, γαμούσε τα παιδιά του (douleiá den eíche o diávolos, gamoúse ta paidiá tou)"Grek"