skumjš

Latvian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [skùmʲʃ]

Adjective

skumjš (definite skumjais, comparative skumjāks, superlative visskumjākais, adverb skumji)

  1. sad (feeling sadness, grief; characterized by sadness, grief)
    skumjš garastāvoklissad mood
    skumjš prātssad mind
    viņš šodien ir mazliet skumjšhe is a little sad today
    pie tramvaja pieturas stāv kāda skumja pusmūža sievieteat the tram stop there was a sad middle-aged woman
    visas domas ir smagas, skumjas, un es nevaru saprast, kāpēc tas tāall 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 māteithe boy is sad and depressed, no mother will have joy with such a child
  2. sad (expressing or causing sadness, grief)
    skumjas acissad eyes
    skumjas domassad thoughts
    skumja apkārtnesad area, neighborhood
    skumjš stāstssad story
    skumja diena, dzīve sad day, life
    vecā vīra acis - zilas un skaidras - ar skumju skatienu noraudzījās uz balto kuģithe 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 vēststhe next day Roberts went to work, and there more sad news waited for him
    sniegotais purvs bija vientuļš un skumjš, nekur neredzēja ne dzīvas dvēselesthe snowy swamp was lonely and sad, nowhere was there a living soul to see
    februāra diena... aiz augstajiem logiem - skumjas, nespodras debesisa February day... behind the high windows, the sad, dull sky

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), skumt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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