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

Declension of зло
singular
indefinite зло
zlo
definite зло́то
zlóto

References

  • зло”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • зло”, in Речник на българския език (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

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak zlo, from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Alternative forms

Noun

зло (zlon (uncountable)

  1. evil (the forces or behaviours that are the opposite of good)
    Synonym: нєдобре (njedobre)
    Antonym: добро (dobro)
  2. harm, ill (physical or emotional hurt)
  3. mischief, maleficence
    Synonyms: нєволя (njevolja), хиба (xiba), чкода (čkoda)
Declension
Declension of зло
singular plural
nominative зло (zlo)
genitive зла (zla)
dative злу (zlu)
accusative зло (zlo)
instrumental злом (zlom)
locative злу (zlu)
vocative зло (zlo)

References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Slovak zlo. By surface analysis, зли (zli) +‎ (-o). Inheritance from Old Slovak zle would likely have yielded *жлє (*žlje); compare Polish źle.

Adverb

зло (zlo) (comparative горше, superlative найгорше)

  1. evilly, maliciously
    Synonym: нєдобре (njedobre)
    Antonym: добре (dobre)
  2. poorly, badly (in a subpar manner)
    Synonym: нєдобре (njedobre)
    Antonym: добре (dobre)

References

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

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

Adverb

зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)

  1. bad

References

  • зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

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
Declension of зло
(inan hard neut-form accent-d reduc)
singular plural
nominative зло
zlo
зла
zla
genitive зла
zla
зол
zol
dative злу
zlu
злам
zlam
accusative зло
zlo
зла
zla
instrumental злом
zlom
зла́ми
zlámy
locative злі
zli
злах
zlax
vocative зло
zlo
зла
zla
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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