žiaľ

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Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žàlь.

Pronunciation

Noun

žiaľ m inan

  1. grief
    Synonyms: smútok, zármutok

Declension

Further reading

  • žiaľ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024