smůla
Appearance
See also: smula
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Czech smóla, from Proto-Slavic *smola.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]smůla f
- pitch (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees)
- bad luck
- Antonym: štěstí
- resin (solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers)
Declension
[edit]The form smola is more common in Moravia.
Derived terms
[edit]adjectives
Further reading
[edit]- “smůla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “smůla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “smůla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
