umbra

See also: Umbra and umbră

English

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umbra

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin umbra (“shadow”). Doublet of umber.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭmʹbrə, IPA^(key): /ˈʌmbɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌmbɹə
• Hyphenation: um‧bra

Noun

umbra (plural umbras or umbrae or (obsolete) umbræ)

1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
   1. (astronomy) The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
2. (astronomy) The central region of a sunspot.
3. (chiefly literary) A shadow.
4. (archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
5. One of the family Umbridae of mudminnows.
6. One of genus Umbrina of drums (family Sciaenidae).
7. (mathematics) An element of the umbral calculus.
   • 2009, Ernesto Damiani, Ottavio D'Antona, Vincenzo Marra, From Combinatorics to Philosophy: The Legacy of G.-C. Rota, (page 113)#:

     In order to set up such an algorithm, we need the notion of multiplicative inverse of an umbra. Two umbrae are said to be multiplicative inverse to each other when αγ ≡ u.

Coordinate terms

• antumbra
• penumbra

Derived terms

• adumbrate
• antumbra
• Bernoulli umbra
• penumbra
• umbral
• umbra recta
• umbra versa
• umbrella

Translations

the fully shaded inner area of a shadow

Afrikaans: kernskaduwee Catalan: ombra (ca) f Finnish: sydänvarjo (fi), täysvarjo, umbra (fi) German: Kernschatten (de) m Japanese: 本影 (ja) Serbo-Croatian: umbra (sh) Swedish: umbra (sv), kärnskugga

the central region of a sunspot

Danish: umbra (da) c Finnish: umbra (fi) French: ombre (fr) f German: Umbra (de) f Norwegian: Bokmål: umbra m Nynorsk: umbra m

a shadow — see shadow

Anagrams

• Burma, rumba

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈum.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈum.bɾa]

Noun

umbra f (plural umbres)

1. female equivalent of umbre

Adjective

umbra

1. feminine singular of umbre

Danish

Etymology

From Latin umbra (“shadow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔmbra/, [ˈɔmb̥ʁɑ]

Noun

umbra c (singular definite umbraen, not used in plural form)

1. umber (pigment, colour)
2. (as an adjective) umber (of a reddish brown colour)

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin umbra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈumbrɑ/, [ˈum.brɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -umbrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): umb‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): umb‧ra

Noun

umbra

1. umbra

Declension

Inflection of umbra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		umbra	umbrat
genitive		umbran	umbrien
partitive		umbraa	umbria
illative		umbraan	umbriin
		singular	plural
nominative		umbra	umbrat
accusative	nom.	umbra	umbrat
	gen.	umbran
genitive		umbran	umbrien umbrain rare
partitive		umbraa	umbria
inessive		umbrassa	umbrissa
elative		umbrasta	umbrista
illative		umbraan	umbriin
adessive		umbralla	umbrilla
ablative		umbralta	umbrilta
allative		umbralle	umbrille
essive		umbrana	umbrina
translative		umbraksi	umbriksi
abessive		umbratta	umbritta
instructive		—	umbrin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of umbra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative umbrani umbrani accusative nom. umbrani umbrani gen. umbrani genitive umbrani umbrieni umbraini rare partitive umbraani umbriani inessive umbrassani umbrissani elative umbrastani umbristani illative umbraani umbriini adessive umbrallani umbrillani ablative umbraltani umbriltani allative umbralleni umbrilleni essive umbranani umbrinani translative umbrakseni umbrikseni abessive umbrattani umbrittani instructive — — comitative — umbrineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative umbrasi umbrasi accusative nom. umbrasi umbrasi gen. umbrasi genitive umbrasi umbriesi umbraisi rare partitive umbraasi umbriasi inessive umbrassasi umbrissasi elative umbrastasi umbristasi illative umbraasi umbriisi adessive umbrallasi umbrillasi ablative umbraltasi umbriltasi allative umbrallesi umbrillesi essive umbranasi umbrinasi translative umbraksesi umbriksesi abessive umbrattasi umbrittasi instructive — — comitative — umbrinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative umbramme umbramme accusative nom. umbramme umbramme gen. umbramme genitive umbramme umbriemme umbraimme rare partitive umbraamme umbriamme inessive umbrassamme umbrissamme elative umbrastamme umbristamme illative umbraamme umbriimme adessive umbrallamme umbrillamme ablative umbraltamme umbriltamme allative umbrallemme umbrillemme essive umbranamme umbrinamme translative umbraksemme umbriksemme abessive umbrattamme umbrittamme instructive — — comitative — umbrinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative umbranne umbranne accusative nom. umbranne umbranne gen. umbranne genitive umbranne umbrienne umbrainne rare partitive umbraanne umbrianne inessive umbrassanne umbrissanne elative umbrastanne umbristanne illative umbraanne umbriinne adessive umbrallanne umbrillanne ablative umbraltanne umbriltanne allative umbrallenne umbrillenne essive umbrananne umbrinanne translative umbraksenne umbriksenne abessive umbrattanne umbrittanne instructive — — comitative — umbrinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative umbransa umbransa accusative nom. umbransa umbransa gen. umbransa genitive umbransa umbriensa umbrainsa rare partitive umbraansa umbriaan umbriansa inessive umbrassaan umbrassansa umbrissaan umbrissansa elative umbrastaan umbrastansa umbristaan umbristansa illative umbraansa umbriinsa adessive umbrallaan umbrallansa umbrillaan umbrillansa ablative umbraltaan umbraltansa umbriltaan umbriltansa allative umbralleen umbrallensa umbrilleen umbrillensa essive umbranaan umbranansa umbrinaan umbrinansa translative umbrakseen umbraksensa umbrikseen umbriksensa abessive umbrattaan umbrattansa umbrittaan umbrittansa instructive — — comitative — umbrineen umbrinensa

Synonyms

• (part of a shadow): täysvarjo

Further reading

• “umbra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• Burma, burma, rumba

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

umbra (plural umbras)

1. shadow

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈum.bra/
• Rhymes: -umbra
• Hyphenation: ùm‧bra

Adjective

umbra

1. feminine singular of umbro

Noun

umbra f (plural umbre)

1. female equivalent of umbro

Anagrams

• bruma, rumba