"sombre" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /sɔ̃bʁ/ Audio: Fr-sombre.ogg Forms: sombres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French sombre, likely from Latin sub umbra (“in/under the shade”); compare Spanish and Portuguese sombra (“shade, shadow”). Possibly derived through a verb *sombrer, from a Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre (“to shade, enshadow”), though this does not seem necessary. Compare also Old French essombre, with a different prefix. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|sombre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French sombre, {{inh+|fr|fro|sombre}} Inherited from Old French sombre, {{inh|fr|la|sub umbra|t=in/under the shade}} Latin sub umbra (“in/under the shade”), {{cog|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|pt|sombra||shade, shadow}} Portuguese sombra (“shade, shadow”), {{m|fro||*sombrer}} *sombrer, {{inh|fr|VL.|*subumbrāre|t=to shade, enshadow}} Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre (“to shade, enshadow”), {{m+|fro|essombre}} Old French essombre Head templates: {{fr-adj}} sombre (plural sombres)
  1. dark Synonyms: foncé, obscur
    Sense id: en-sombre-fr-adj-5rtWib7s
  2. (derogatory) right, damn, bloody Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-sombre-fr-adj-PAin-jbl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coupe sombre, matière sombre Related terms: ombre

Verb

IPA: /sɔ̃bʁ/ Audio: Fr-sombre.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French sombre, likely from Latin sub umbra (“in/under the shade”); compare Spanish and Portuguese sombra (“shade, shadow”). Possibly derived through a verb *sombrer, from a Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre (“to shade, enshadow”), though this does not seem necessary. Compare also Old French essombre, with a different prefix. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|sombre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French sombre, {{inh+|fr|fro|sombre}} Inherited from Old French sombre, {{inh|fr|la|sub umbra|t=in/under the shade}} Latin sub umbra (“in/under the shade”), {{cog|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|pt|sombra||shade, shadow}} Portuguese sombra (“shade, shadow”), {{m|fro||*sombrer}} *sombrer, {{inh|fr|VL.|*subumbrāre|t=to shade, enshadow}} Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre (“to shade, enshadow”), {{m+|fro|essombre}} Old French essombre Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} sombre
  1. inflection of sombrer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-sombre-fr-verb-21LN6F68 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 66 33
  2. inflection of sombrer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-sombre-fr-verb-kylWwd8D

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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