Information about the word somber (Dutch → Esperanto: malgaja)

Synonyms: mistroostig, triestig, sip, mismoedig

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈsɔmbər/
Hyphenationsom·ber

Degrees of comparison

Positivesomber
Comparativesomberer
Superlativesomberst

Declension

 PositiveComparativeSuperlative
Predicativesombersomberer(het) somberst, (het) somberste
AttributiveIndefiniteMasculine and feminine pluralsomberesombereresomberste
Indefinite singularsombersomberersomberst
Pluralsomberesombereresomberste
Definitesomberesombereresomberste
Partitivesomberssomberers 

Usage samples

Maar zodra we in oostelijke richting koers zetten, werd ze somber en, zoals ik zei, halverwege de Draschade sprong ze overboord.

Translations

Englishdismal; sad; sullen; gloomy
Esperantomalgaja
Faeroeseóglaður; syrgiligur
Frenchmaussade; sombre
Germantrübe; trübselig; mißmutig; trüb
Greekαγέλαστος
Icelandicdapur
Italianafflitto; triste
Norwegiansturen; trist
Papiamentotristu
Polishsmutny
Portuguesemacambúzio; sombrio; triste
Saterland Frisiansweermoudich; tjuusterch
Spanishmohino; triste
Thaiเศร้าโศก
West Frisiandrôf; ferdrietlik