skumjas

See also: skumjās

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skùmjas]

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

Declension

Declension of skumjas (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	—	skumjas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	—	skumjas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	—	skumju
dative (datīvs)	—	skumjām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	—	skumjām
locative (lokatīvs)	—	skumjās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	skumjas

Synonyms

• bēdas, bēdīgums
• drūmums
• nomāktība
• sērums, sērība, sērīgums

Antonyms

• laime
• nebēda, nebēdība, nebēdīgums
• prieks

Related terms

• skumīgs, skumīgums, skumība
• skumjš, skumjums
• skumt

Adjective

skumjas

1. inflection of skumjš:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative plural feminine