Ombra is an Italian equivalent of 'shadow'. It's a feminine noun whose definite article is 'la' ['the'], and whose indefinite article is 'una' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'OHM-brah'.
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2. Italian and English
The term for interplay of light and shadow is chiaroscuro.
There are different Italian words that are comparable with the English word 'shadow' (noun), e.g.# ombra, shade/shadow# pedinatore, a follower, i.e. one who follows another like a dog (on foot?)# segno, a sign, mark, indication etc# traccia, a trace, or shadow-like mark# spettro, a spectre, ghost# fantasma, a spectre, ghostAlso, for the English verb 'to shadow', you could use one of these Italian verbs:* pedinare, to tail, to follow like a dog * ombreggiare, to shade, or shade in * oscurare, to obscure, to overshadow, to darken... depending on what you actually want to say. Capisce Lei? ombra
The word "umbrella" comes from the Italian language. It is derived from the Latin word "umbra," which means shade or shadow.
Umbrella comes from the Italian language. It is derived from the Italian word ombrella.
Spanish: sombra negra French: ombre noire German: schwarzer Schatten Italian: ombra nera Japanese: 黒い影 (kuroi kage)
Latin has the words umbella and umbraculum, both of which are formed from umbra, "shadow", and mean "parasol". Umbella is literally "little shadow" and umbraculum a "shadow device".Note that the Latin umbella is spelled without the 'r' of umbra. The Italian word ombrello, which is the immediate source of English "umbrella", comes from umbellabut acquired an 'r' during its development, through the influence of umbra.
In Hawaiian, you say "ka-shadow" for the word "shadow."
A tree's shadow does not have light. Anytime you are in the shadow of another object your body has no shadow of its own.
Shadow as a mirror of the soul, shadow as the hidden self, shadow as a companion in darkness, and shadow as a reminder of the presence of light.
Fire: Water, Shadow Water: Storm, Shadow Storm: Ice, Shadow Plant: Fire, Shadow Ice: Fire, Shadow Shadow: Astral Astral: NONE