Humor

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Humor. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Humor, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Humor in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Humor you have here. The definition of the word Humor will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofHumor, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: humor and humör

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hūmor; later a semantic loan from English humour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Humor m (strong, genitive Humors, plural Humore)

  1. humor (something funny)
    ein Sinn für Humora sense of humor
    schräger Humorodd humor

Usage notes

The plural is used rarely.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian: (also via English)
    Bokmål: humor
    Nynorsk: humor
  • Polish: humor
  • Yiddish: הומאָר (humor) (probably)

Further reading

  • Humor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Humor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Humor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian hamar (fast).

Proper noun

Humor m

  1. A river in Suceava, Romania, tributary to the Bistrița