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зло

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

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    Noun

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    зло • (zlo) n (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

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    Declension of зло
    singular
    indefinite зло
    zlo
    definite зло́то
    zlóto
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    References

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    • “зло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
    • “зло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

    Macedonian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

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    Noun

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    зло • (zlo) n (plural зла, relational adjective зол)

    1. evil, wickedness, malice

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    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)

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    Pannonian Rusyn

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈzlɔ]
    • Rhymes: -ɔ
    • Hyphenation: зло

    Etymology 1

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

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      Noun

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      зло (zlo) n (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
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      Declension of зло (zlo)
      singular plural
      nominative зло (zlo) —
      genitive зла (zla) —
      dative злу (zlu) —
      accusative зло (zlo) —
      instrumental злом (zlom) —
      locative злу (zlu) —
      vocative зло (zlo) —

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      Etymology 2

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

      Adverb

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      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)

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      Russian

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      Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

      Noun

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      зло • (zlo) n inan (genitive зла, nominative plural *зла, genitive plural зол)

      1. evil, bad, wrong
      2. harm
      3. malice, rage, anger, grudge
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      Compound words:

      Etymology 2

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      Adjective

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      зло • (zlo)

      1. short neuter singular of злой (zloj)

      Serbo-Croatian

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

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      Noun

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      зло̏ n (Latin spelling zlȍ)

      1. evil
      2. evilness
      3. maleficence
      4. harm
      5. ill

      Declension

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      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
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      Adverb

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      зло̏ (Latin spelling zlȍ)

      1. bad

      References

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      • “зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
      • “зло”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Ukrainian

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      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Old East Slavic зъло (zŭlo), from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

        Noun

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        зло • (zlo) n inan (genitive зла, nominative plural зла, genitive plural зол)

        1. (uncountable) evil, wrong
        2. (sometimes countable) harm, ill (detriment, misfortune)
        3. (uncountable) malice
        Declension
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        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
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        Etymology 2

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          From злий (zlyj) + -о (-o).

          Adverb

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          зло • (zlo)

          1. evilly, maliciously, wickedly
            Synonyms: зле (zle), злі́сно (zlísno)

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