-dumbre
Spanish, suffix/ˈdumbɾe/
-dumbre is spelled D-U-M-B-R-E (6 letters). -dumbre is a Spanish feminine suffix meaning “forms nouns from adjectives: -itude, -ness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Aparece en algunos sustantivos, indicando "cualidad de" lo expresado en el adjetivo base.”.
What does -dumbre mean in English?
suffix
- 1
feminineforms nouns from adjectives: -itude, -ness
pesar (“to weigh”) + -dumbre → pesadumbre (“sorrow”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Aparece en algunos sustantivos, indicando "cualidad de" lo expresado en el adjetivo base..
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -dumbre?
- /ˈdumbɾe/
- [ˈd̪ũm.bɾe]
- [ˈd̪ũmbɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.