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Latvian
Etymology
From the same source as the verb skumt “to be sad, to grieve” (q.v.) with a palatalized mj, made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun (ending -a). The original singular forms are now archaic.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
skumjas f (4th declension)
- sadness, grief (emotional state characterized by feelings of sorrow, loss, painful yearnings, failure, frustration, etc.)
- just skumjas ― to feel sadness
- dziļas, vieglas skumjas ― deep, light sadness
- dziesmas kļuva arvien sērīgākas un visiem uzmācās vieglas skumjas ― the song became more and more melancholic and all people felt a light sadness
- savādas skumjas pēdējā laikā nomāca Čāpstinu... viņš ziemā sevišķi asi izjuta, ka viņam nav māju ― a certain sadness had recently depressed Čāpstins... especially in winter he felt sharply that he didn't have a house
- Kaspars neko nenožēlo!... tikai nebijušas šīs sasodītās skumjas, kas spiež viņu ar tādu smagumu, ka gribas rēkt kā lācim lamatās ― Kaspars doesn't regret anyhting!... if only there wasn't this damned sadness that pressed him down with such heaviness that he wanted to roar like a bear in a trap
Declension
Declension of skumjas (4th declension)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Adjective
skumjas
- inflection of skumjš:
- genitive singular feminine
- nominative/accusative plural feminine
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