zao

See also: záo, zào, zāo, zǎo, žao, and -zão

Mandarin

Romanization

zao

1. Nonstandard spelling of zāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of záo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of zǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of zào.

Usage notes

• 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zâo/
• Hyphenation: za‧o

Adjective

zȁo (Cyrillic spelling за̏о, definite zlȋ, comparative gȍrī)

1. 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.

2. bad (having bad quality)

   zla sreća ― bad luck

   biti na zlu glasu ― to have a bad reputation

   u zao čas ― ill-timed

Declension

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 indefinite 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)

positive definite 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)

comparative 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)

superlative forms

Synonyms

• opak
• loš

References

• “zao” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swahili

Etymology

From -zaa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

zao (ma class, plural mazao)

1. offspring
2. (in the plural) produce, crops

Adjective

zao

1. N class inflected form of -ao (plural only).