See also: smula

Czech edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech smóla, from Proto-Slavic *smola.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmuːla]
  • Hyphenation: smů‧la

Noun edit

smůla f

  1. pitch (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees)
  2. bad luck
    Antonym: štěstí
  3. resin (solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers)

Declension edit

The form smola is more common in Moravia.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • smůla in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • smůla in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989