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Bulgarian
Etymology
Scientific term, ultimately from Latin humus (“ground, earth”). Akin to the native Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ху́мус • (húmus) m
- (uncountable) humus (organic part of the soil)
Declension
Declension of ху́мус
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singular
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indefinite
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ху́мус húmus
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definite (subject form)
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ху́мусът húmusǎt
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definite (object form)
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ху́муса húmusa
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See also
References
- “хумус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “хумус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
хумус • (humus) m
- humus
- hummus
Declension
Declension of хумус
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singular
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indefinite
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хумус (humus)
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definite unspecified
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хумусот (humusot)
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definite proximal
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хумусов (humusov)
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definite distal
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хумусон (humuson)
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vocative
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хумусу (humusu)
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Northern Mansi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
хумус (humus) (Sosva)
- (interrogative) how?
- Хумус о̄лэ̄гын? ― Humus ōlè̄gyn? ― How are you? [1]
References
- Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “хумус”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
- ^ Susanna S. Virtanen, Csilla Horváth, Tamara Merova (2021) Pohjoismansin peruskurssin (5 op) [Northern Mansi basic course] (POHJOISMANSIN PERUSKURSSI), Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, page 11
Russian
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ), possibly via or reinforced by Hebrew חוּמוּס (khumus).
Pronunciation
Noun
ху́мус • (xúmus) m inan (genitive ху́муса, nominative plural ху́мусы, genitive plural ху́мусов)
- (usually uncountable) hummus
- (usually uncountable, Israel) chickpeas
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin humus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xǔːmus/
- Hyphenation: ху‧мус
Noun
ху́мус m (Latin spelling húmus)
- humus
Declension