See also: zly and zlý

Lower Sorbian Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (to lie, deceive). The comparative is from Proto-Slavic *gořьjь.

Pronunciation Edit

Adjective Edit

zły (comparative góršy, superlative nejgóršy)

  1. bad (not good)
  2. evil

Declension Edit

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Further reading Edit

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “zły”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “zły”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /zwɨ/
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  • Rhymes:
  • Syllabification: zły

Adjective Edit

zły (comparative gorszy, superlative najgorszy, adverb źle)

  1. bad (not good)
    Synonym: niedobry
    Antonym: dobry
  2. incorrect
  3. evil
    Wiedźma jest zła i musi zostać ukarana.The witch is evil and must be punished.

Adjective Edit

zły (comparative bardziej zły, superlative najbardziej zły, adverb źle)

  1. angry, mad (displaying or feeling anger)

Declension Edit

Derived terms Edit

nouns
phrases
verbs
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See also Edit

Thesaurus:zły

Further reading Edit

  • zły in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zły in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “zły”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Upper Sorbian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (to lie, deceive).

Adjective Edit

zły

  1. bad (not good)
  2. evil

Synonyms Edit

Antonyms Edit