smůla

See also: smula

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech smóla, from Proto-Slavic *smola.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsmuːla]
  • Hyphenation: smů‧la

Noun

smůla f

  1. pitch (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees)
  2. bad luck
    Antonym: štěstí
  3. resin (solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers)

Declension
Declension of smůla (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative smůla smůly
genitive smůly smůl
dative smůle smůlám
accusative smůlu smůly
vocative smůlo smůly
locative smůle smůlách
instrumental smůlou smůlami

The form smola is more common in Moravia.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • smůla in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • smůla in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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