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skumjas

skumjas

See also: skumjās

Latvian

Noun

skumjas f (4th declension)

  1. 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

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skumjas

  1. genitive singular feminine form of skumjš
  2. nominative plural feminine form of skumjš
  3. accusative plural feminine form of skumjš

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), skumt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7