skumjš
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the same stem as the verb skumt “to be sad, to grieve," made into an adjective, with palatalization of the stem (-mjš).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
skumjš (definite skumjais, comparative skumjāks, superlative visskumjākais, adverb skumji)
- sad (feeling sadness, grief; characterized by sadness, grief)
- skumjš garastāvoklis ― sad mood
- skumjš prāts ― sad mind
- viņš šodien ir mazliet skumjš ― he is a little sad today
- pie tramvaja pieturas stāv kāda skumja pusmūža sieviete ― at the tram stop there was a sad middle-aged woman
- visas domas ir smagas, skumjas, un es nevaru saprast, kāpēc tas tā ― all thoughts are heavy (and) sad, and I am unable to understand why it is so
- zēns ir skumjš un nomākts, par tādu bērnu nebūtu prieka nevienai mātei ― the boy is sad and depressed, no mother will have joy with such a child
- sad (expressing or causing sadness, grief)
- skumjas acis ― sad eyes
- skumjas domas ― sad thoughts
- skumja apkārtne ― sad area, neighborhood
- skumjš stāsts ― sad story
- skumja diena, dzīve ― sad day, life
- vecā vīra acis - zilas un skaidras - ar skumju skatienu noraudzījās uz balto kuģi ― the old man's eyes, blue and clear, stared at the white ship with a sad look
- kāpēc tev tik skumja balss, vai kas noticis? ― why do you have such a sad voice, did something happen?
- otrā dienā Roberts gāja uz darbu, un tur viņu gaidīja cita skumja vēsts ― the next day Roberts went to work, and there more sad news waited for him
- sniegotais purvs bija vientuļš un skumjš, nekur neredzēja ne dzīvas dvēseles ― the snowy swamp was lonely and sad, nowhere was there a living soul to see
- februāra diena... aiz augstajiem logiem - skumjas, nespodras debesis ― a February day... behind the high windows, the sad, dull sky
Declension edit
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of skumjš
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | skumjš | skumji | skumja | skumjas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | skumju | skumjus | skumju | skumjas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | skumja | skumju | skumjas | skumju | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | skumjam | skumjiem | skumjai | skumjām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | skumju | skumjiem | skumju | skumjām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | skumjā | skumjos | skumjā | skumjās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skumt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN