diabolo

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French diabolo, from older diable (literally devil), fancifully altered after cognate Italian diavolo and/or their common source, Latin diabolus. First attested in the early 20th century.

The Latin noun is from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, devil), itself derived form the verb διαβάλλω (diabállō, to slander, literally to throw across). The notion that this literal sense of “throw across” could be applied to the diabolo itself has led some commentators to assume a direct semantic connection, but there is no evidence suggesting that it is anything other than a coincidence.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

diabolo (plural diabolos)

  1. A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

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Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English diabolo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiɑbolo/, [ˈdiɑ̝ˌbo̞lo̞]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Syllabification(key): di‧a‧bo‧lo

Noun[edit]

diabolo

  1. (countable) diabolo (juggling apparatus)
    Synonym: lentojojo
  2. (uncountable) diabolo (activity of playing with diabolo)
    Synonyms: lentojojoilu, lentojojourheilu

Declension[edit]

Inflection of diabolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative diabolo diabolot
genitive diabolon diabolojen
partitive diaboloa diaboloja
illative diaboloon diaboloihin
singular plural
nominative diabolo diabolot
accusative nom. diabolo diabolot
gen. diabolon
genitive diabolon diabolojen
partitive diaboloa diaboloja
inessive diabolossa diaboloissa
elative diabolosta diaboloista
illative diaboloon diaboloihin
adessive diabololla diaboloilla
ablative diabololta diaboloilta
allative diabololle diaboloille
essive diabolona diaboloina
translative diaboloksi diaboloiksi
abessive diabolotta diaboloitta
instructive diaboloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of diabolo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative diaboloni diaboloni
accusative nom. diaboloni diaboloni
gen. diaboloni
genitive diaboloni diabolojeni
partitive diaboloani diabolojani
inessive diabolossani diaboloissani
elative diabolostani diaboloistani
illative diabolooni diaboloihini
adessive diabolollani diaboloillani
ablative diabololtani diaboloiltani
allative diabololleni diaboloilleni
essive diabolonani diaboloinani
translative diabolokseni diaboloikseni
abessive diabolottani diaboloittani
instructive
comitative diaboloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative diabolosi diabolosi
accusative nom. diabolosi diabolosi
gen. diabolosi
genitive diabolosi diabolojesi
partitive diaboloasi diabolojasi
inessive diabolossasi diaboloissasi
elative diabolostasi diaboloistasi
illative diaboloosi diaboloihisi
adessive diabolollasi diaboloillasi
ablative diabololtasi diaboloiltasi
allative diabolollesi diaboloillesi
essive diabolonasi diaboloinasi
translative diaboloksesi diaboloiksesi
abessive diabolottasi diaboloittasi
instructive
comitative diaboloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative diabolomme diabolomme
accusative nom. diabolomme diabolomme
gen. diabolomme
genitive diabolomme diabolojemme
partitive diaboloamme diabolojamme
inessive diabolossamme diaboloissamme
elative diabolostamme diaboloistamme
illative diaboloomme diaboloihimme
adessive diabolollamme diaboloillamme
ablative diabololtamme diaboloiltamme
allative diabolollemme diaboloillemme
essive diabolonamme diaboloinamme
translative diaboloksemme diaboloiksemme
abessive diabolottamme diaboloittamme
instructive
comitative diaboloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative diabolonne diabolonne
accusative nom. diabolonne diabolonne
gen. diabolonne
genitive diabolonne diabolojenne
partitive diaboloanne diabolojanne
inessive diabolossanne diaboloissanne
elative diabolostanne diaboloistanne
illative diaboloonne diaboloihinne
adessive diabolollanne diaboloillanne
ablative diabololtanne diaboloiltanne
allative diabolollenne diaboloillenne
essive diabolonanne diaboloinanne
translative diaboloksenne diaboloiksenne
abessive diabolottanne diaboloittanne
instructive
comitative diaboloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative diabolonsa diabolonsa
accusative nom. diabolonsa diabolonsa
gen. diabolonsa
genitive diabolonsa diabolojensa
partitive diaboloaan
diaboloansa
diabolojaan
diabolojansa
inessive diabolossaan
diabolossansa
diaboloissaan
diaboloissansa
elative diabolostaan
diabolostansa
diaboloistaan
diaboloistansa
illative diaboloonsa diaboloihinsa
adessive diabolollaan
diabolollansa
diaboloillaan
diaboloillansa
ablative diabololtaan
diabololtansa
diaboloiltaan
diaboloiltansa
allative diabololleen
diabolollensa
diaboloilleen
diaboloillensa
essive diabolonaan
diabolonansa
diaboloinaan
diaboloinansa
translative diabolokseen
diaboloksensa
diaboloikseen
diaboloiksensa
abessive diabolottaan
diabolottansa
diaboloittaan
diaboloittansa
instructive
comitative diaboloineen
diaboloinensa

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dja.bo.lo/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

diabolo m (plural diabolos)

  1. (juggling) diabolo
  2. a sort of sugary non-alcoholic drink

Descendants[edit]

  • Portuguese: diabolô, diábolo

Further reading[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Noun[edit]

diabolo

  1. (religion, mythology) devil

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French diabolo, derived from diabolique (diabolical).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdja.bo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -abolo
  • Hyphenation: dià‧bo‧lo

Noun[edit]

diabolo m (uncountable)

  1. (juggling) diabolo

Further reading[edit]

  • diabolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

diabolō

  1. dative/ablative singular of diabolus

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian diabolo, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /djaˈbɔ.lɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
  • Syllabification: dia‧bo‧lo

Noun[edit]

diabolo n (indeclinable)

  1. diabolo (juggling apparatus)
  2. diabolo (activity of playing with diabolo)

Further reading[edit]

  • diabolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French diabolo.

Noun[edit]

diabolo n (uncountable)

  1. diabolo

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