der Teufel
noun · /ˈtɔʏfl̩/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal, from Proto-West Germanic *diubul. Cognate to Bavarian Teifl, Deife, Pennsylvania German Deiwel, Dutch duivel, Old Saxon diubol (German Low German Düwel, Dîwel), English devil.
Translation
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the Devil, Satan (supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions)
masculine, singular, singular-only, strong
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.
- a devil, satan (a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel) masculine, strong
- a devil, satan (an evil person) masculine, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Teufel | Teufel |
| Accusative | Teufel | Teufel |
| Dative | Teufel | Teufeln |
| Genitive | Teufels | Teufel |