Definitions
- 1.evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
zao čov(j)ek
an evil man
zla vještica Zapada
the wicked witch of the west (from the film Oz)
zao pogled
a mean look
- 2.bad (having bad quality)
zla sreća
bad luck
biti na zlu glasu
to have a bad reputation
u zao čas
ill-timed
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.
Forms
- zȁocanonical
- за̏оcyrillic
- zlȋdefinite
- gȍrīcomparative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zao, zla, zlo, zli, gori, gora, gore, najgori, najgora, najgore | zli, zle, zla, gori, gore, gora, najgori, najgore, najgora |
| Genitive | zla, zle, zlog, zloga, goreg, gorega, gore, najgoreg, najgorega, najgore | zlih, gorih, najgorih |
| Dative | zlu, zloj, zlomu, zlome, gorem, goremu, goroj, najgorem, najgoremu, najgoroj | zlim, zlima, gorim, gorima, najgorim, najgorima |
| Accusative | zao, zlu, zlo, zla, zli, zlog, zloga, gori, goru, gore, goreg, gorega, najgori, najgoru, najgore, najgoreg, najgorega | zle, zla, gore, gora, najgore, najgora |
| Vocative | zao, zla, zlo, zli, gori, gora, gore, najgori, najgora, najgore | zli, zle, zla, gori, gore, gora, najgori, najgore, najgora |
| Locative | zlu, zloj, zlome, zlomu, gorem, goremu, goroj, najgorem, najgoremu, najgoroj | zlim, zlima, gorim, gorima, najgorim, najgorima |
| Instrumental | zlim, zlom, gorim, gorom, najgorim, najgorom | zlim, zlima, gorim, gorima, najgorim, najgorima |
Nominative
Singular
zao, zla, zlo, zli, gori, gora, gore, najgori, najgora, najgore
Plural
zli, zle, zla, gori, gore, gora, najgori, najgore, najgora
Genitive
Singular
zla, zle, zlog, zloga, goreg, gorega, gore, najgoreg, najgorega, najgore
Plural
zlih, gorih, najgorih
Dative
Singular
zlu, zloj, zlomu, zlome, gorem, goremu, goroj, najgorem, najgoremu, najgoroj
Plural
zlim, zlima, gorim, gorima, najgorim, najgorima
Accusative
Singular
zao, zlu, zlo, zla, zli, zlog, zloga, gori, goru, gore, goreg, gorega, najgori, najgoru, najgore, najgoreg, najgorega
Plural
zle, zla, gore, gora, najgore, najgora
Vocative
Singular
zao, zla, zlo, zli, gori, gora, gore, najgori, najgora, najgore
Plural
zli, zle, zla, gori, gore, gora, najgori, najgore, najgora
Locative
Singular
zlu, zloj, zlome, zlomu, gorem, goremu, goroj, najgorem, najgoremu, najgoroj
Plural
zlim, zlima, gorim, gorima, najgorim, najgorima
Instrumental
Singular
zlim, zlom, gorim, gorom, najgorim, najgorom
Plural
zlim, zlima, gorim, gorima, najgorim, najgorima