diabolo

See also: Diabolo and diabolô

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō, throw across).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈæbələʊ/

Noun

diabolo (plural diabolos)

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

Synonyms

  • Chinese yo-yo

Derived terms

Translations

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

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

Noun

diabolo

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

Declension

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
instructive diaboloin
abessive diabolotta diaboloitta
comitative diaboloineen
Possessive forms of diabolo (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person diaboloni diabolomme
2nd person diabolosi diabolonne
3rd person diabolonsa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dja.bo.lo/
  • (file)

Noun

diabolo m (plural diabolos)

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

Descendants

  • Portuguese: diabolô, diábolo

Further reading


Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Noun

diabolo

  1. (religion, mythology) devil

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

diabolo m (uncountable)

  1. (juggling) diabolo

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

diabolō

  1. dative/ablative singular of diabolus

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

diabolo n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

  • diabolo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • diabolo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French diabolo.

Noun

diabolo n (uncountable)

  1. diabolo

Declension

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