humidus

== Latin == === Etymology === Hypercorrected variant of the original ūmidus, with the initial /h/- being likely due to a mistaken etymological link with humus (“ground”) after /h/-loss. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhuː.mɪ.dʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈuː.mi.dus] === Adjective === hūmidus (feminine hūmida, neuter hūmidum, comparative humidior); first/second-declension adjective alternative form of ūmidus ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== hūmiditās ==== Descendants ==== Borrowings: === References === “humidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “hūmidus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 510