See also: zlo

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɫɔ]
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Noun

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зло (zlon (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

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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 (zlon (plural зла, relational adjective зол)

  1. evil, wickedness, malice

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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 (zlon inan (genitive зла, nominative plural *зла, genitive plural зол)

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

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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
  • зло” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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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 (zlon inan (genitive зла, nominative plural зла, genitive plural зол)

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

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From злий (zlyj) +‎ (-o).

Adverb

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зло (zlo)

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

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