Teufel – German noun declension

German noun forms of Teufel

Noun: Teufel
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Teufel
Plural Teufel

Definite

Singularder Teufel
Pluraldie Teufel

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Teufels
Plural Teufel

Definite

Singulardes Teufels
Pluralder Teufel

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Teufel
Plural Teufeln

Definite

Singulardem Teufel
Pluralden Teufeln

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Teufel
Plural Teufel

Definite

Singularden Teufel
Pluraldie Teufel

Sample Sentences

  • 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 (The evil demon of the Christian belief, the devil of the middle ages, was according to the Christian mythology a fallen angel himself and of godlike nature.)

Etymology

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul, from Latin diabolus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “false accuser, slanderer”). Cognate to Bavarian Teifl, Deife, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil. See: Latin Nouns 'diabolus', Ancient Greek Nouns 'διάβολος', Dutch Nouns 'duivel', English Nouns 'devil'.

Verbs referencing "Teufel"

English Nouns devil, Swedish Nouns djävul, Danish Nouns djævel, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns djevel.

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