зло

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

Noun

зло (zlon (plural зла, relational adjective зол)

  1. evil, wickedness, malice

Declension

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

зло (zlo)

  1. short neuter singular of злой (zloj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

Noun

зло̏ n (Latin spelling zlȍ)

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

Declension

Adverb

зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)

  1. 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 (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
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From злий (zlyj) +‎ (-o).

Adverb

зло (zlo)

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

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