žal
See also: zal, zâl, żal, zäl, and żął
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒal]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -al
Etymology 1
From Old Czech žal, žěl, from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Noun
žal m inan
- grief
Declension
Declension of žal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žal | žaly |
| genitive | žalu | žalů |
| dative | žalu | žalům |
| accusative | žal | žaly |
| vocative | žale | žaly |
| locative | žalu | žalech |
| instrumental | žalem | žaly |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
žal
- masculine singular past participle of žnout
- Synonym: žnul
Further reading
- žal in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- žal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- žal in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Noun
žal m
- Alternative form of žěl
Declension
Declension (pattern dub)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žal | žala, žaly | žali, žalové (žaloví), žaly |
| genitive | žala, žalu | žalú (žalou) | žalóv (žaluov, žalů), žal |
| dative | žalu, žalovi | žaloma, žalama | žalóm (žaluom, žalům) |
| accusative | žal, žala | žala, žaly | žaly |
| vocative | žale | žala, žaly | žali, žalové (žaloví), žaly |
| locative | žalě (žale), žalu, žalovi | žalú (žalou) | žaliech (žalích), žalech, žalách |
| instrumental | žalem | žaloma, žalama | žaly, žalmi, žalami |
Descendants
- Czech: žal
Further reading
- “žal”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒâːl/
Noun
žȃl m or f (Cyrillic spelling жа̑л)
- sorrow, grief
Declension
Declension of žal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žal | žalovi |
| genitive | žala | žalova |
| dative | žalu | žalovima |
| accusative | žal | žalove |
| vocative | žale | žalovi |
| locative | žalu | žalovima |
| instrumental | žalom | žalovima |
Derived terms
- nažalost
- žalost
- žalostan
Alternative forms
- žálo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒâːl/
Noun
žȃl m (Cyrillic spelling жа̑л)
- strand, beach
Declension
Declension of žal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žȃl | žalovi / žali |
| genitive | žala | žálōvā / žálā |
| dative | žalu | žalovima / žalima |
| accusative | žal | žalove / žale |
| vocative | žale | žalovi / žali |
| locative | žalu | žalovima / žalima |
| instrumental | žalom | žalovima / žalima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒàːl/
Noun
žál m inan
- (dated) grief, sorrow
- Synonym: žalost
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žál | ||
| gen. sing. | žála | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | žál | žála | žáli |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | žála | žálov | žálov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | žálu | žáloma | žálom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | žál | žála | žále |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | žálu | žálih | žálih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | žálom | žáloma | žáli |
Further reading
- “žal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran