humus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, feminine) ground, floor
2. (declension-2, feminine) earth, soil

Concepts

earth

soil

ground

land

sod

country

dirt

area

bundt cake

floor

flooring

mold

region

stencil

templet

Synonyms

terra

tellūs

Translations

terre

tierra

Erde

aarde

terra

suelo

Land

stampo

motle

moule

تُرْبَة

sol

motlle

قالب

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhʊ.mʊs]

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”).