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.
Wenn man vom Teufel spricht ...
Speak of angels and you hear their wings.
Kaum spricht man vom Teufel, da steht er schon vor der Tür.
Speak of angels and you hear their wings.
- 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 |