diabolo
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō, “throw across”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈæbələʊ/
Noun
diabolo (plural diabolos)

- 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
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiɑbolo/, [ˈdiɑˌbo̞lo̞]
- Rhymes: -olo
- Syllabification(key): di‧a‧bo‧lo
Noun
diabolo
- (countable) diabolo (juggling apparatus)
- Synonym: lentojojo
- (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/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “diabolo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French diabolo, derived from diabolique (“diabolical”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdja.bo.lo/
- Rhymes: -abolo
- Hyphenation: dià‧bo‧lo
Further reading
- diabolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
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)
Romanian
Declension
declension of diabolo (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) diabolo | diaboloul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) diabolo | diaboloului |
| vocative | diaboloule | |
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