zao
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]zao
See also
[edit]English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hokkien 走 (cháu, “to run”), with Pinyin-based spelling.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zao (invariable)
Mandarin
[edit]Romanization
[edit]zao
- Nonstandard spelling of zāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of záo.
- Nonstandard spelling of zǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of zào.
Usage notes
[edit]- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]zȁo (Cyrillic spelling за̏о, definite zlȋ, comparative gȍrī)
- evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
- zao čov(j)ek ― an evil man
- zla vještica Zapada ― the wicked witch of the west (from the film Oz)
- zao pogled ― a mean look
- Vi ste vrlo zao čov(j)ek! ― You're a very bad man!
- Borio sam se kao medv(j)ed, ali su zli duhovi bili prejaki. ― I fought like a bear, but evil spirits were too strong.
- Veliki, zli vuk će te pronaći/da te pronađe. ― The big bad wolf is gonna find you.
- Upravo sam imao najgori dan ikada. ― I just had my worst day ever.
- bad (having bad quality)
- zla sreća ― bad luck
- biti na zlu glasu ― to have a bad reputation
- u zao čas ― ill-timed
Declension
[edit]positive indefinite forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | zao | zla | zlo | |
genitive | zla | zle | zla | |
dative | zlu | zloj | zlu | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
zao zla |
zlu | zlo |
vocative | zao | zla | zlo | |
locative | zlu | zloj | zlu | |
instrumental | zlim | zlom | zlim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | zli | zle | zla | |
genitive | zlih | zlih | zlih | |
dative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
accusative | zle | zle | zla | |
vocative | zli | zle | zla | |
locative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
instrumental | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) |
positive definite forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | zli | zla | zlo | |
genitive | zlog(a) | zle | zlog(a) | |
dative | zlom(u/e) | zloj | zlom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
zli zlog(a) |
zlu | zlo |
vocative | zli | zla | zlo | |
locative | zlom(e/u) | zloj | zlom(e/u) | |
instrumental | zlim | zlom | zlim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | zli | zle | zla | |
genitive | zlih | zlih | zlih | |
dative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
accusative | zle | zle | zla | |
vocative | zli | zle | zla | |
locative | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | |
instrumental | zlim(a) | zlim(a) | zlim(a) |
comparative forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | gori | gora | gore | |
genitive | goreg(a) | gore | goreg(a) | |
dative | gorem(u) | goroj | gorem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
gori goreg(a) |
goru | gore |
vocative | gori | gora | gore | |
locative | gorem(u) | goroj | gorem(u) | |
instrumental | gorim | gorom | gorim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | gori | gore | gora | |
genitive | gorih | gorih | gorih | |
dative | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | |
accusative | gore | gore | gora | |
vocative | gori | gore | gora | |
locative | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | |
instrumental | gorim(a) | gorim(a) | gorim(a) |
superlative forms
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | najgori | najgora | najgore | |
genitive | najgoreg(a) | najgore | najgoreg(a) | |
dative | najgorem(u) | najgoroj | najgorem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
najgori najgoreg(a) |
najgoru | najgore |
vocative | najgori | najgora | najgore | |
locative | najgorem(u) | najgoroj | najgorem(u) | |
instrumental | najgorim | najgorom | najgorim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najgori | najgore | najgora | |
genitive | najgorih | najgorih | najgorih | |
dative | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | |
accusative | najgore | najgore | najgora | |
vocative | najgori | najgore | najgora | |
locative | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | |
instrumental | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) | najgorim(a) |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “zao”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -zaa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zao class V (plural mazao class VI)
Adjective
[edit]zao
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