zlý

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See also: zly, zły, and Zlý

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zlý, from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

zlý (comparative zlejší, superlative nejzlejší, adverb zle)

  1. evil
    Antonym: hodný
    zlý člověkevil person
  2. bad
    Synonym: špatný
    Antonym: dobrý
    zlý senbad dream

Declension

Further reading

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

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • złý (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈzɫɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈzliː/, /ˈzlɛj/

Adjective

zlý (short form zel, comparative horší, superlative najhorší, short comparative hoří, adverb zle)

  1. evil, bad
    na zlém slově býtito have a bad reputation
    zlá kóžěa prostitute

Declension

Descendants

  • Czech: zlý

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

zlý (comparative horší, superlative najhorší)

  1. evil
    Antonym: dobrý
    zlý človekevil person
  2. bad
    Antonym: hodný
    zlý senbad dream

Declension

Further reading

  • zlý”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024