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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Pronunciation
Noun
зло • (zlo) n (relational adjective зъл)
- evil, malice
вся́ко зло 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
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singular
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| indefinite
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зло
zlo
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| definite
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зло́то
zlóto
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References
- “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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Pronunciation
Noun
зло • (zlo) n (plural зла, relational adjective зол)
- evil, wickedness, malice
Declension
Derived terms
Russian
Pronunciation
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
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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зло́
zló
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*зла́
*zlá
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| genitive
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зла́
zlá
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зо́л△
zól△
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| dative
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злу́
zlú
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*зла́м
*zlám
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| accusative
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зло́
zló
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*зла́
*zlá
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| instrumental
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зло́м
zlóm
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*зла́ми
*zlámi
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| prepositional
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зле́
zlé
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*зла́х
*zláx
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Synonyms
Etymology 2
Adjective
зло • (zlo)
- short neuter singular of злой (zloj)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
Pronunciation
Noun
зло̏ n (Latin spelling zlȍ)
- evil
- evilness
- maleficence
- harm
- ill
Declension
Adverb
зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)
- bad
References
- “зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
- “зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
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)
Synonyms
Derived terms
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), volumes 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “зло”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зло”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зло”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)