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diabhal

devil

NounMasculineA2/ˈdʲiəl̪ˠ/

"diabhal" means "devil" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈdʲiəl̪ˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → dhiabhal, Urú → ndiabhal.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "diabhal" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formdiabhal
Séimhiúdhiabhal
Urúndiabhal

"diabhal" in context

An diabhal obair bhaile seo!

This damn homework!

A2

Dhíolfadh sé a anam leis an diabhal.

He would sell his soul to the devil.

A2

Is cuma sa diabhal cá bhfuil sé!

It doesn't bloody matter where he is!

A2

Is cuma sa diabhal liom faoi na pictiúir!

I don't bloody care about the pictures!

B1

Ní lú orm an diabhal ná é.

I hate him more than the devil.

B1

Further reading

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