зло
See also: zlo
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɫɔ]
Noun
зло • (zlo) n (related adjective зъл)
- evil, malice
- вся́козло за добро́
- vsjáko zlo za dobró
- a blessing in disguise
- (literally, “for each evil, there is a good”)
- bad omen
- (uncountable) hardship
Declension
Declension of зло
singular | |
---|---|
indefinite | зло zlo |
definite | зло́то zlóto |
Related terms
- злина́ (zliná, “harm, wrong”)
References
- зло in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- зло in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɫɔ]
- Rhymes: -ɔ
Noun
зло • (zlo) n (related adjective зол)
- evil, wickedness, malice
Declension
Declension of зло
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | зло | зла |
definite unspecified | злото | злата |
definite proximal | злово | злава |
definite distal | злоно | злана |
vocative | зло | зла |
Alternative forms
- ѕло (dzlo)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɫo]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Noun
зло • (zlo) n inan (genitive зла, nominative plural *зла, genitive plural зол)
- evil, bad, wrong
- harm
- malice, rage, anger, grudge
Declension
Declension of зло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-b irreg)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | зло́ zló | *зла́ *zlá |
genitive | зла́ zlá | зо́л△ zól△ |
dative | злу́ zlú | *зла́м *zlám |
accusative | зло́ zló | *зла́ *zlá |
instrumental | зло́м zlóm | *зла́ми *zlámi |
prepositional | зле́ zlé | *зла́х *zláx |
△ Irregular.
Synonyms
- вред (vred)
Related terms
- зло́ба (zlóba)
- зло́бный (zlóbnyj)
- злоде́й (zlodéj)
- злой (zloj)
- злость (zlostʹ)
Adjective
зло • (zlo)
- short neuter singular of злой (zloj)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zlô/
Noun
зло̏ n (Latin spelling zlȍ)
- evil
- evilness
- maleficence
- harm
- ill
Declension
Declension of зло
singular | plural | |
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nominative | зло̏ | зла |
genitive | зла̏ | за́ла̄ |
dative | злу | злима |
accusative | зло | зла |
vocative | зло | зла |
locative | злу | злима |
instrumental | злом | злима |
Related terms
- за̏о
Adverb
зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)
- bad
References
- “зло” in Hrvatski jezični portal
- “зло” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɫɔ]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Noun
зло • (zlo) n inan (genitive зла, nominative plural зла, genitive plural зол)
- (uncountable) evil, wrong
- (sometimes countable) harm, ill (detriment, misfortune)
- (uncountable) malice
Declension
Declension of зло (inan hard neut-form accent-d reduc)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | зло zlo | зла zla |
genitive | зла zla | зол zol |
dative | злу zlu | злам zlam |
accusative | зло zlo | зла zla |
instrumental | злом zlom | зла́ми zlámy |
locative | злі zli | злах zlax |
vocative | зло zlo | зла zla |
Synonyms
- (evil, harm, ill): ли́хо n (lýxo)
- (harm, ill): го́ре n (hóre), шко́да f (škóda)
- (malice): злість f (zlistʹ), зло́ба́ f (zlóbá)
Derived terms
- злові́сний (zlovísnyj)
- зловми́сний (zlovmýsnyj)
- зловті́ха f (zlovtíxa)
- зло́дій m (zlódij)
- злодія́ння n (zlodijánnja)
- зло́чин m (zlóčyn)
- злоща́сний (zloščásnyj)
- злоя́кісний (zlojákisnyj)
Etymology 2
From злий (zlyj) + -о (-o).
Adverb
зло • (zlo)
- evilly, maliciously, wickedly
- Synonyms: зле (zle), злі́сно (zlísno)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “зло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “зло”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “зло”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зло”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)