зло

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ.

Noun

зло • (zlo) n

1. evil, wickedness, malice

Inflection

Declension of зло

	singular	plural
indefinite	зло	зла
definite unspecified	злото	злата
definite proximal	злово	злава
definite distal	злоно	злана
vocative	зло	зла

Alternative forms

• ѕло (dzlo)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɫo]

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Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ.

Noun

зло • (zlo) n inan (genitive зла, nominative plural *зла, genitive plural зол)

1. evil, bad, wrong
2. harm
3. malice, rage, anger, grudge

Declension

Declension of зло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-b irreg) 

	singular	plural
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)
• зло́ба (zlóba)
• зло́бный (zlóbnyj)
• злоде́й (zlodéj)
• злой (zloj)
• злость (zlostʹ)

Etymology 2

Adjective

зло • (zlo)

1. short neuter singular of злой (zloj)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From за̏о.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlô/

Noun

зло̏ n (Latin spelling zlȍ)

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

Declension

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

Related terms

• за̏о

Adverb

зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)

1. bad

References

• “зло” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “зло” in Hrvatski jezični portal