See also: smula

Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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The form smola is more common in Moravia.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • smůla”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • smůla”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989