žal
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This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "zal"
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech žal, žěl, from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Noun
žal m inan
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
žal
Further reading
- “žal”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “žal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “žal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Old Czech
Alternative forms
- žał (alternative writing)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
Noun
žal m inan
- Alternative form of žěl
Declension
Declension of žal (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | žal | žaly | žali, žalové |
| genitive | žala, žalu | žalú | žalóv |
| dative | žalu | žaloma | žalóm |
| accusative | žal | žaly | žaly |
| vocative | žale | žaly | žali, žalové |
| locative | žale, žalu | žalú | žaléch |
| instrumental | žalem | žaloma | žaly |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: žal
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “žal”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
Noun
žȃl m or f (Cyrillic spelling жа̑л)
Declension
Declension of žal
Derived terms
Further reading
- “žal”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Greek γιαλός (gialós). First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
žȃl m (Cyrillic spelling жа̑л)
Declension
Declension of žal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žȃl | žalovi / žali |
| genitive | žala | žálōvā / žálā |
| dative | žalu | žalovima / žalima |
| accusative | žal | žalove / žale |
| vocative | žale | žalovi / žali |
| locative | žalu | žalovima / žalima |
| instrumental | žalom | žalovima / žalima |
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2021) “žȃl”, in Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes II: O—Ž, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 614
Further reading
- “žal”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
Noun
žál m inan
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | žál | ||
| gen. sing. | žála | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
žál | žála | žáli |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
žála | žálov | žálov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
žálu | žáloma | žálom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
žál | žála | žále |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
žálu | žálih | žálih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
žálom | žáloma | žáli |
Further reading
- “žal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025