zao
See also: záo, zào, zāo, zǎo, and žao
Mandarin
Romanization
zao
- Nonstandard spelling of zāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of záo.
- Nonstandard spelling of zǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of zào.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zâo/
- Hyphenation: za‧o
Adjective
zȁo (definite zlȋ, comparative gȍrī, Cyrillic spelling за̏о)
- evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
- zao čov(j)ek ― an evil man
- zla vještica Zapada - the wicked witch of the west (from the film Oz)
- zao pogled ― a mean look
- vi ste vrlo zao čov(j)ek! ― you're a very bad man!
- Borio sam se kao medv(j)ed, ali su zli duhovi bili prejaki ― I fought like a bear, but evil spirits were too strong
- veliki, zli vuk će te pronaći/da te pronađe ― the big bad wolf is gonna find you
- upravo sam imao najgori dan ikada ― I just had my worst day ever
- bad (having bad quality)
- zla sreća ― bad luck
- biti na zlu glasu ― to have a bad reputation
- u zao čas ― ill-timed
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zao | zla | zlo | |
| genitive | zla | zle | zla | |
| dative | zlu | zloj | zlu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | zao zla | zlu | zlo |
| vocative | zao | zla | zlo | |
| locative | zlu | zloj | zlu | |
| instrumental | zlim | zlom | zlim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | zli | zle | zla | |
| genitive | zlih | zlih | zlih | |
| dative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
| accusative | zle | zle | zla | |
| vocative | zli | zle | zla | |
| locative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
| instrumental | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zli | zla | zlo | |
| genitive | zlog(a) | zle | zlog(a) | |
| dative | zlom(u/e) | zloj | zlom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | zli zlog(a) | zlu | zlo |
| vocative | zli | zla | zlo | |
| locative | zlom(e/u) | zloj | zlom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | zlim | zlom | zlim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | zli | zle | zla | |
| genitive | zlih | zlih | zlih | |
| dative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
| accusative | zle | zle | zla | |
| vocative | zli | zle | zla | |
| locative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
| instrumental | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gori | gora | gore | |
| genitive | goreg(a) | gore | goreg(a) | |
| dative | gorem(u) | goroj | gorem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | gori goreg(a) | goru | gore |
| vocative | gori | gora | gore | |
| locative | gorem(u) | goroj | gorem(u) | |
| instrumental | gorim | gorom | gorim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | gori | gore | gora | |
| genitive | gorih | gorih | gorih | |
| dative | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | |
| accusative | gore | gore | gora | |
| vocative | gori | gore | gora | |
| locative | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | |
| instrumental | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najgori | najgora | najgore | |
| genitive | najgoreg(a) | najgore | najgoreg(a) | |
| dative | najgorem(u) | najgoroj | najgorem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | najgori najgoreg(a) | najgoru | najgore |
| vocative | najgori | najgora | najgore | |
| locative | najgorem(u) | najgoroj | najgorem(u) | |
| instrumental | najgorim | najgorom | najgorim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najgori | najgore | najgora | |
| genitive | najgorih | najgorih | najgorih | |
| dative | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | |
| accusative | najgore | najgore | najgora | |
| vocative | najgori | najgore | najgora | |
| locative | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | |
| instrumental | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | |
Synonyms
- opak
References
- “zao” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swahili
Etymology
From -zaa.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
zao (ma class, plural mazao)
- offspring
- (in the plural) produce, crops
Adjective
zao
- N class inflected form of -ao (plural only).