humus

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin humus. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: hyo͞o'məs, IPA(key): /ˈhjuːməs/ Rhymes: -uːməs ==== Noun ==== humus (usually uncountable, plural humuses) A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms. ===== Hypernyms ===== organic matter ===== Meronyms ===== humic acid ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== compost mulch === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Turkish humus or Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ). ==== Noun ==== humus (uncountable) Alternative spelling of hummus (“chickpea dip”). === Anagrams === mu shu == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin humus (“earth, soil”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈu.mus] === Noun === humus m (uncountable) humus ==== Derived terms ==== húmic ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “humus”, 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 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin humus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦumus] Hyphenation: hu‧mus === Noun === humus m inan humus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “humus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “humus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin humus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦy.mʏs/ Hyphenation: hu‧mus Homophone: hummus (some speakers) === Noun === humus m (uncountable, no diminutive) humus (soil organic matter) (by extension) compost ==== Derived terms ==== humusrijk == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin humus === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhumus/, [ˈhumus̠] Rhymes: -umus Syllabification(key): hu‧mus Hyphenation(key): hu‧mus === Noun === humus humus ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “humus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /y.mys/ === Noun === humus m (uncountable) humus === Further reading === “humus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Alternative forms === umo umus === Etymology === From Latin humus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈu.mus/ Rhymes: -umus Hyphenation: hù‧mus === Noun === humus m (invariable) humus === Further reading === humus in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Alternative forms === umus humum === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *homos, from earlier *xomos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰomós, from *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”), from earlier **dʰéǵʰoms through internal reconstruction. Cognates include Sanskrit क्ष (kṣa), Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn), and Old Church Slavonic землꙗ (zemlja). Related to homō (“human being, man”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhʊ.mʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈuː.mus] === Noun === humus f (genitive humī); second declension ground, floor earth, soil Synonyms: terra, solum, tellūs ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative. Locative used in the sense "on the ground". Irregular ablative singular humū once used by Varro. ==== Derived terms ==== humilis humō ==== Descendants ==== === References === “humus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “humus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “humus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxu.mus/ Rhymes: -umus Syllabification: hu‧mus === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Arabic حمص. ==== Alternative forms ==== hummus ==== Noun ==== humus m inan hummus (Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Latin humus. ==== Noun ==== humus m inan (related adjective humusowy) (literary) humus (large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms) Synonym: próchnica ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === humus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN humus in Polish dictionaries at PWN humus in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French humus, from Latin humus. === Noun === humus n (uncountable) humus (in the soil) ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin humus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xǔːmus/ Hyphenation: hu‧mus === Noun === húmus m inan (Cyrillic spelling ху́мус) humus ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈumus/ [ˈu.mus] Rhymes: -umus Syllabification: hu‧mus === Noun === humus m (plural humus) hummus humus === Further reading === “humus”, 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 == Swedish == === Noun === humus c humus ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== hummus === References === humus in Svensk ordbok (SO) humus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) humus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) == Turkish == === Etymology 1 === From French humus. ==== Noun ==== humus (definite accusative humusu, plural humuslar) humus ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ). ==== Noun ==== humus (definite accusative humusu, plural humuslar) hummus === References === “humus”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu