злоба
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Macedonian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъloba.
Pronunciation
Noun
злоба • (zloba) f (relational adjective злобен)
- evil, malice, wickedness
- (colloquial) wicked person
- grudge
Declension
Declension of злоба
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic зълоба (zŭloba), from Proto-Slavic *zъloba, from *zъlъ + *-oba. By surface analysis, злой (zloj) + -оба (-oba).
Pronunciation
Noun
зло́ба • (zlóba) f inan (genitive зло́бы, nominative plural зло́бы, genitive plural злоб)
Declension
Declension of зло́ба (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zъloba.
Pronunciation
Noun
зло̀ба f (Latin spelling zlòba)
Declension
Declension of злоба
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic зълоба (zŭloba), from Proto-Slavic *zъloba, from *zъlъ + *-oba. By surface analysis, злий (zlyj) + -оба (-oba).
Pronunciation
Noun
зло́ба or злоба́ • (zlóba or zlobá) f inan (genitive зло́би or злоби́, uncountable)
- malice, maliciousness, spite, anger, rancour (UK), rancor (US) (strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something)
- Synonyms: злість f (zlistʹ), зло n (zlo), злопа́м'ятність f (zlopámʺjatnistʹ), гнів m (hniv), лють f (ljutʹ), розлю́ченість f (rozljúčenistʹ)
Declension
Declension of зло́ба, злоба́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a/d)
Derived terms
- зло́бний (zlóbnyj)
- злобува́ти impf (zlobuváty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “злоба”, 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), “злоба”, 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
- “злоба”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “злоба”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “злоба”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)