"sombra" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsombɾa/, [ˈsõm.bɾa] Forms: sombras [plural]
Rhymes: -ombɾa Etymology: Possibly from the verb sombrar (from Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre), or more likely from Latin umbra (“shade, shadow”), possibly altered by influence from sol (“sun”) (cf. Old Spanish solombra (literally “sunshade”)) or the Latin prefix sub-. An alternative explanation for this form is a Latin construction sub illa umbra (“under that shade”). Etymology templates: {{inh|es|VL.|*subumbrāre}} Vulgar Latin *subumbrāre, {{inh|es|la|umbra||shade, shadow}} Latin umbra (“shade, shadow”), {{inh|es|osp|solombra|lit=sunshade}} Old Spanish solombra (literally “sunshade”), {{der|es|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} sombra f (plural sombras)
  1. shadow (a dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-noun-Kxc7570o
  2. shade (darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-noun-Fl7rthIu
  3. shade, shadow (a small degree) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-noun-RLblSzPp Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations
  4. ghost, shade, phantom Tags: feminine Synonyms: fantasma
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-noun-bApDp444
  5. (art) shade (a color obtained by adding black) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-noun-nLO0t7Kr Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a la sombra, asombrar, hacer sombra, libro de las sombras, peaje en la sombra, quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija, sol y sombra, sombra de ojos, sombra orográfica, tendido de sombra Related terms: sombraje, sombrear, sombrero, sombrilla, sombrío
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈsombɾa/, [ˈsõm.bɾa]
Rhymes: -ombɾa Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} sombra
  1. inflection of sombrar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: sombrar
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-verb-nGANEe9L Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 21 0 0 0 24 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 4 5 5 1 1 1 0 4 19 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 0 0 19 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 4 6 5 1 1 1 0 5 25 2 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 8 1 11 61 14
  2. inflection of sombrar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: sombrar
    Sense id: en-sombra-es-verb-SSlYPUbt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a la sombra"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsombɾa/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈsõm.bɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ombɾa"
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