зао

See also: ЗАО

Adyghe

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zaːwa]

Noun

зао • (zawo)

  1. war
  2. battle
  3. fight

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zâo/
  • Hyphenation: за‧о

Adjective

за̏о (definite зли̑, comparative го̏рӣ, Latin spelling zȁo)

  1. evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
    зао чов(ј)ек ― an evil man
    зао поглед ― a mean look
    ви сте врло зао чов(ј)ек! ― You're a very bad man!
    Борио сам се као медв(ј)ед, али су зли духови били прејаки. ― I fought like a bear, but evil spirits were too strong.
    велики, зли вук ће те пронаћи/да те пронађе. ― The big bad wolf is gonna find you.
    управо сам имао најгори дан икада. ― I just had my worse day ever.
  2. bad (having bad quality)
    зла срећа ― bad luck
    бити на злу гласу ― to have a bad reputation
    у зао час ― ill-timed

Declension

References

  • “зао” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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