tumšs
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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as tumsa (“darkness”) (q.v.), made into an adjective. Originally a yo-stem parallel that replaced the older u-stem form *tumsus, *timsus (cf. dialectal variants timss, timšs, tumss) when u-stems were lost.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
tumšs (definite tumšais, comparative tumšāks, superlative vistumšākais, adverb tumši)
- dark (where, when there is insufficient, little or no light; not well lit)
- pagrabā ir tumšs ― it is dark in the basement
- istabā bija vēss un tumšs ― in the room it was cold and dark
- tumša kāpņu telpa ― a dark (= not well lit) staircase
- mājai logi ir tumši ― the windows of the house are dark (= not lit)
- mijkrēslis pamazām sabiezēja un mežā kļuva tumšs ― the twilight gradually thickened and in the forest it became dark
- ir Avēla stunda, un rudeņos vakari aizvien mēdz būt tumši ― it is a late hour, and in autumn the evenings always tend to be dark
- ir jau gluži tumšs, tik tumšs, ka Nora, lai cik vērīgi apkārt lūkodamās, nespēj neko saskatīt ― it is already quite dark, so dark that Nora, no matter how strenuously she looked around, could not see anything
- dark (such that little light passes through it)
- tumšs stikls ― dark glass
- gaisma žilbināja cauri vistumšākajām saulesbrillēm ― the light dazzled through the darkest sunglasses
- (of light sources) dark (such that it produces insufficient, little or no light)
- tumša spuldze ― dark (light) bulb
- laukā dziļš vakars... lampa ārā tumša; vai nu būs aizmirsuši iedegt, vai spuldze pagalam ― outside (there was) deep night... the lamp outside (was) dark; either they had forgotten to turn it on, or the light bulb was gone
- (of objects, their colors) dark (strongly saturated; black, or with a large black admixture)
- tumšs uzvalks ― dark suit
- tumšs zilums ― dark blue (color); dark bruise
- tumši zils ― dark blue
- (of mental states, thoughts) dark, gloomy, depressing; expressing such characteristics
- tumšas domas ― dark, gloomy thoughts
- skatiens bija tumšs, ledains ― (his) look was dark, icy
- (of pain, feelings, etc.) dark (unclear, mysterious, without known causes)
- Annele turējās visiem spēkiem pretī tumšām, aklām bailēm ― Annele held on with all (her) forces against the dark, blind fear
- puisī pašā mutuļoja kaut kas tumšs, neskaidrs: viņš nikni dzina zirgus, it kā tajos saskatīdams savu pārestību cēloni ― in the young man himself something dark, unclear was bubbling: he drove the horses furiously, as if he saw in them the cause of his grievances
- (of people) uneducated, lacking culture, morality; obscurantist, opposed to education, science, progress
- ļaudis ir tumši un māņticīgi, es nezinu, cik patiesības viņu vārdos ― the people (there) are so uneducated and superstitious, I don't know how much truth (there is) in their words
- mācītājs redzēja pretrunas savos vārdos, bet cerēja, ka tumšie un nemācītie zvejnieki neko nepamanīs ― the pastor saw the contradiction in his (own) words, but he hoped that the uneducated, unschooled fishermen would not notice anything
- tumši, reakcionāri ļaudis, salasījuši dažādus šaubīgus elementus, sarīko Maskavas priekšpilsētā cittautībnieku grautiņus ― obscurantist, reactionary people, composed of several dubious elements, organized pogroms (against) other nationalities in Moscow's suburbs
- dark (associated with something secret, dishonest, criminal; realating to evil)
- tumša pagātne ― dark past
- tumši spēki ― dark forces
- pa tumšo ― dishonestly; criminally (lit. on the dark)
- (of sounds) dark (low-pitched, not sonorous)
- smagi, tumši akordi ― heavy, dark chords
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of tumšs
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
nominative (nominatīvs) | tumšs | tumši | tumša | tumšas | |||||
accusative (akuzatīvs) | tumšu | tumšus | tumšu | tumšas | |||||
genitive (ģenitīvs) | tumša | tumšu | tumšas | tumšu | |||||
dative (datīvs) | tumšam | tumšiem | tumšai | tumšām | |||||
instrumental (instrumentālis) | tumšu | tumšiem | tumšu | tumšām | |||||
locative (lokatīvs) | tumšā | tumšos | tumšā | tumšās | |||||
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
- (of "opposed to progress"): tumsonīgs
Antonyms
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References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “tumsa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN