compost

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land, also a condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.pɒst/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑm.poʊst/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːm.poːsʈ/, /kəmˈpoːsʈ/ Hyphenation: com‧post === Noun === compost (countable and uncountable, plural composts) The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer. (UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants. (obsolete) A mixture; a compound. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === compost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted) To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === mulch (sometimes used interchangeably with compost) humus === Anagrams === compots == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kumˈpo̞st] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [komˈpɔst] IPA(key): (Central) [kumˈpɔst] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus. ==== Adjective ==== compost (feminine composta, masculine plural composts or compostos, feminine plural compostes) compound ull compost ― compound eye ==== Participle ==== compost (feminine composta, masculine plural composts or compostos, feminine plural compostes) past participle of compondre === Etymology 2 === From the above, possibly influenced by English compost. ==== Noun ==== compost m (plural composts or compostos) compost ===== Related terms ===== compostar === Further reading === “compost”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “compost”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English compost. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔmˈpɔst/ Hyphenation: com‧post Rhymes: -ɔst === Noun === compost m or n (uncountable, no diminutive) compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter ==== Derived terms ==== composteren compostering composthoop ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kompos == French == === Etymology === From a substantivation and specialization of old Norman compost, from (Old Northern French), Old French composte (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land; condiment”), from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus (“composed, compound”), from componere. Modern French spelling influenced by English (compare the modern Norman spelling compôt, which is the expected form). Doublet of compote and composite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pɔst/ === Noun === compost m (plural composts) compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter ==== Derived terms ==== compostage composter ==== Related terms ==== composer === Further reading === “compost”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English compost. Doublet of composto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔm.post/ Rhymes: -ɔmpost Hyphenation: còm‧post === Noun === compost m (invariable) compost === Further reading === compost in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana compost in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus, from compōnō (“to arrange, compile, compose, make up”). === Adjective === compost m (oblique and nominative feminine singular composte) composed (of) ==== Descendants ==== English: compost Norman: compôt French: compost, compote == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compost. === Noun === compost n (plural composturi) compost ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From French compost (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈpost/ [kõmˈpost̪] Rhymes: -ost Syllabification: com‧post === Noun === compost m (plural compost) compost Synonym: composta ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “compost”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 compost on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es