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зло

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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зло (zlon (relational adjective зъл)

  1. evil, malice
    вся́ко зло за добро́
    vsjáko zlo za dobró
    a blessing in disguise
    (literally, “for each evil, there is a good”)
  2. bad omen
  3. (uncountable) hardship

Declension

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Declension of зло
singular
indefinite зло
zlo
definite зло́то
zlóto
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References

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  • зло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • зло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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зло (zlon (plural зла, relational adjective зол)

  1. evil, wickedness, malice

Declension

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Declension of зло
singular plural
indefinite зло (zlo) зла (zla)
definite unspecified злото (zloto) злата (zlata)
definite proximal злово (zlovo) злава (zlava)
definite distal злоно (zlono) злана (zlana)
vocative зло (zlo) зла (zla)

Derived terms

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Pannonian Rusyn

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzlɔ]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: зло

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Slovak zlo, from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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зло (zlon (uncountable)

  1. evil (the forces or behaviours that are the opposite of good)
    Synonym: нєдобре (njedobre)
    Antonym: добро (dobro)
  2. harm, ill (physical or emotional hurt)
  3. mischief, maleficence
    Synonyms: нєволя (njevolja), хиба (xiba), чкода (čkoda)
Declension
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Declension of зло (zlo)
singular plural
nominative зло (zlo)
genitive зла (zla)
dative злу (zlu)
accusative зло (zlo)
instrumental злом (zlom)
locative злу (zlu)
vocative зло (zlo)

References

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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Slovak zlo. By surface analysis, зли (zli) +‎ (-o). Inheritance from Old Slovak zle would likely have yielded *жлє (*žlje); compare Polish źle.

Adverb

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зло (zlo) (comparative горше, superlative найгорше)

  1. evilly, maliciously
    Synonym: нєдобре (njedobre)
    Antonym: добре (dobre)
  2. poorly, badly (in a subpar manner)
    Synonym: нєдобре (njedobre)
    Antonym: добре (dobre)

References

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Noun

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зло (zlon inan (genitive зла, nominative plural *зла, genitive plural зол)

  1. evil, bad, wrong
  2. harm
  3. malice, rage, anger, grudge
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Phrases
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Compound words:

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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зло (zlo)

  1. short neuter singular of злой (zloj)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

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Noun

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зло̏ n (Latin spelling zlȍ)

  1. evil
  2. evilness
  3. maleficence
  4. harm
  5. ill

Declension

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Declension of зло
singular plural
nominative зло̏ зла
genitive зла̏ за́ла̄
dative злу злима
accusative зло зла
vocative зло зла
locative злу злима
instrumental злом злима
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Adverb

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зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)

  1. bad

References

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  • зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
  • зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Noun

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зло (zlon inan (genitive зла, nominative plural зла, genitive plural зол)

  1. (uncountable) evil, wrong
  2. (sometimes countable) harm, ill (detriment, misfortune)
  3. (uncountable) malice
Declension
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Declension of зло
(inan hard neut-form accent-d reduc)
singular plural
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
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From злий (zlyj) +‎ (-o).

Adverb

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зло (zlo)

  1. evilly, maliciously, wickedly
    Synonyms: зле (zle), злі́сно (zlísno)

Further reading

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