smůla

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See also: smula

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech smóla, from Proto-Slavic *smola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: smů‧la

Noun

smůla f

  1. pitch (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees)
  2. bad luck
    Antonym: štěstí
  3. resin (solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers)

Declension

Declension of smůla (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative smůla smůly
genitive smůly smůl
dative smůle smůlám
accusative smůlu smůly
vocative smůlo smůly
locative smůle smůlách
instrumental smůlou smůlami

The form smola is more common in Moravia.

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Further reading

  • “smůla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “smůla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “smůla”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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