See also: zly and zły

Czech edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzliː]
  • Hyphenation: zlý
  • Rhymes: -liː
  • Homophone: zlí

Adjective edit

zlý (comparative zlejší, superlative nejzlejší)

  1. evil
    zlý člověkevil person
  2. bad
    zlý senbad dream

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

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Further reading edit

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

Old Czech edit

Alternative forms edit

  • złý (alternative writing)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

zlý (short zel, comparative horší, short comparative hoří, superlative najhorší, short superlative najhoří)

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

Declension edit

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Descendants edit

  • Czech: zlý

Further reading edit

Slovak edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

zlý (comparative horší, superlative najhorší)

  1. evil
    zlý človekevil person
  2. bad
    zlý senbad dream

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • 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, 2024