[tùmʃ]
CilmeFrom 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.
- 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
- dark (such that little light passes through it)
“tumšs stikls” — dark glass
“gaisma žilbināja cauri vistumšākajām saulesbrillēm” — the light dazzled through the darkest sunglasses
- 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
- 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
- dark, gloomy, depressing; expressing such characteristics
“tumšas domas” — dark, gloomy thoughts
“skatiens bija tumšs, ledains” — (his) look was dark, icy
- usuallydark (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
- 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)
- dark (low-pitched, not sonorous)
“smagi, tumši akordi” — heavy, dark chords
Formastumšais(definite) · tumšāks(comparative) · vistumšākais(superlative) · tumši(adverb) · tumšs(masculine, nominative, singular) · tumši(masculine, nominative, plural) · tumša(feminine, nominative, singular) · tumšas(feminine, nominative, plural) · tumša(genitive, masculine, singular) · tumšu(genitive, masculine, plural) · tumšas(feminine, genitive, singular) · tumšu(feminine, genitive, plural) · tumšam(dative, masculine, singular) · tumšiem(dative, masculine, plural) · tumšai(dative, feminine, singular) · tumšām(dative, feminine, plural) · tumšu(accusative, masculine, singular) · tumšus(accusative, masculine, plural) · tumšu(accusative, feminine, singular) · tumšas(accusative, feminine, plural)