zlo

See also: zlo-, зло, and zło

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zlo, from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzlo]

Noun

zlo n (relational adjective zlý)

1. evil

   Antonym: dobro

Declension

Declension of zlo (hard neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	zlo	zla
genitive	zla	zel
dative	zlu	zlům
accusative	zlo	zla
vocative	zlo	zla
locative	zlu, zle	zlech
instrumental	zlem	zly

Related terms

adjectives

• zlověstný
• zlý

nouns

• zloba
• zločin
• zločinec
• zloděj

verbs

• zlobit

Further reading

• “zlo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zlo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zlo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Matal

Numeral

zlo

1. five

   Azlasufəl zlo (Mafətala 17:10)

   Five kings. (Revelation 17:10)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlô/

Noun

zlȍ n (Cyrillic spelling зло̏)

1. evil
2. evilness
3. maleficence
4. harm
5. ill

Declension

Declension of zlo

	singular	plural
nominative	zlȍ	zla
genitive	zlȁ	zálā
dative	zlu	zlima
accusative	zlo	zla
vocative	zlo	zla
locative	zlu	zlima
instrumental	zlom	zlima

Related terms

• zȁo

Adverb

zlȍ (Cyrillic spelling зло̏)

1. bad

References

• “zlo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “zlo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zlɔ]

Noun

zlo n

1. evil

Declension

Declension of zlo
(pattern mesto)

	singular	plural
nominative	zlo	zlá
genitive	zla	ziel
dative	zlu	zlám
accusative	zlo	zlá
locative	zle	zlách
instrumental	zlom	zlami

Further reading

• “zlo”, 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, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zlɔ́/

Noun

zlȍ n

1. evil

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	zlo
gen. sing.	zla
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	zlo	zli	zla
genitive (rodȋlnik)	zla	zel	zel
dative (dajȃlnik)	zlu	zloma	zlom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	zlo	zli	zla
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	zlu	zlih	zlih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	zlom	zloma	zli

Further reading

• “zlo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025