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 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
  2. 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

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References

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