# шкода
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Old East Slavic шкода (škoda, “harm, damage”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʂkoda]
* Rhymes: -oda
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

шко́да • (škóda) f inan (genitive шко́ды, uncountable)
* damage, harm
* loss

#### Declension
### Predicative

шко́да • (škóda) (invariable, impersonal form)
* Alternative form of шкада́ (škadá): it's a pity

### References

* “шкода” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Old East Slavic
### Noun

шкода (škoda) m
* damage, harm

#### Descendants

* Belarusian: шко́да (škóda)
* Russian: шко́да (škóda)
* Ukrainian: шко́да (škóda)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шкода”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* шко́та (škóta) — obsolete

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic шкода (škoda, “harm, damage”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʂkodə]

### Noun

шко́да • (škóda) f inan or m anim or f anim (genitive шко́ды, nominative plural шко́ды, genitive plural шкод)
* (rare, colloquial, regional, Ukraine or Belarus, inanimate) damage, harm; loss
* (colloquial, inanimate) mischief, annoyance, monkey business
* (colloquial, animate) mischief-maker, rascal, trickster, scamp, imp

#### Related terms

* шко́дить impf (škóditʹ), нашко́дить pf (naškóditʹ)
* шкодли́вый (škodlívyj), шкодли́во (škodlívo), шкодли́вость (škodlívostʹ)
* шко́дник m anim (škódnik), шко́дница f anim (škódnica)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шкода”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “шкодить”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃkôda/
* Hyphenation: шко‧да

### Noun

шко̏да f (Latin spelling škȍda)
* (archaic) shame, pity, harm, damage
    Synonym: штета

#### Related terms

* шкодан
* шкодити
* шкодљив

### Further reading

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

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Old East Slavic шкода (škoda, “harm, damage”).

### Pronunciation

* шко́да: IPA: [ˈʃkɔdɐ]
* шкода́: IPA: [ʃkɔˈda]

### Noun

шко́да • (škóda) f inan (genitive шко́ди, nominative plural шко́ди, genitive plural шкод)
* damage, harm
* loss
* guilt

#### Derived terms

* шко́дити impf (škódyty)

### Noun

шко́да • (škóda) m pers or f pers (genitive шко́ди, nominative plural шко́ди, genitive plural шкод)
* (colloquial) mischief-maker, rascal, trickster, scamp, imp
    Synonyms: пусту́н (pustún), бешке́тник (beškétnyk)

#### Declension
### Adverb

шко́да • (škóda)
* in vain, senselessly, for nothing

### Predicative

шкода́ or шко́да • (škodá or škóda) (invariable, impersonal form)
* it's a pity
    Synonyms: жаль (žalʹ), жа́лко (žálko)
    Мені́ шкода́ його́. ― Mení škodá johó. ― I feel sorry for him.
    Їй шкода́ гро́шей на ві́тер ви́кинутих. ― Jij škodá hróšej na víter výkynutyx. ― She begrudges wasted money. (literally, “It's a pity for her of money thrown to the wind.”)

### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шкода”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “шкода”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)