umbra
English
/ˈʌmbɹə/
noun
Definitions
- The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
- (astronomy) The central region of a sunspot.
- (chiefly) A shadow.
- (archaic) An uninvited guest brought along by one who was invited.
- One of the family of mudminnows.
- A sciaenoid fish, the umbrine.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin umbra (shadow, shade, a shade).
Origin
Latin
umbra
Gloss
shadow, shade, a shade
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
陰, 影
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antumbra English
- umbraphile English
- umbratious English
- *solumbra Latin
- *subumbrāre Latin
- umbra Latin
- umbraticus Latin
- umbrella Latin
- ombra Italian
- umbra Norwegian Nynorsk
- umbra Danish
- ombre Old French
- onbre Old French
- ombro Esperanto
- ombre Galician
- umbră Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sol Old Portuguese
- soombra Old Portuguese
- soombrar Old Portuguese
- aumbrã Aromanian
- solombra Asturian
- sombra Asturian
- ombre Friulian
- ombrî Friulian
- ombra Old Occitan
- solombra Old Spanish
- onbria Venetian
- *omra Old Latin
- selombra Mirandese