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How do you say diable in French?
How do you pronounce diable in French?
diable is pronounced /lə djabl/ in French.
Example sentences
Le diable rouge a tenté de séduire le saint homme avec des promesses dorées.
The red devil tried to seduce the holy man with golden promises.
Ce diable malveillant est représenté comme un créature ancien et puissant dans les légendes.
This malevolent devil is depicted as an ancient and powerful creature in legends.
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Why is it masculine?
Diable is masculine because it derives from Latin "diabolus," which was masculine in gender, and French retained this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor. The Latin term itself came from Greek "diábolos" (διάβολος), meaning "slanderer" or "adversary," and was applied to Satan in Christian Latin texts.
What is the French word for devil?
The French word for devil is le diable — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | diavolo | il | masculine |
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