humoral

English

Alternative forms

• humoural

Etymology

From Middle English humerale, humorale, humoural, from Middle French humoral and Medieval Latin hūmorālis, from Latin hūmor. By surface analysis, humor +‎ -al.

Adjective

humoral (not comparable)

1. (pathology, physiology) Relating to the body fluids or humours

Derived terms

• biohumoral
• humoral immunity
• immunohumoral

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin hūmorālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

humoral (feminine humorale, masculine plural humoraux, feminine plural humorales)

1. humoral

Further reading

• “humoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin hūmorālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

humoral (strong nominative masculine singular humoraler, not comparable)

1. (relational) of the bodily fluids; humoral
2. (relational) of the transport of substances in the blood or lymph
3. (relational) of the secretion of hormones and neurotransmitters

Declension

Positive forms of humoral (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist humoral	sie ist humoral	es ist humoral	sie sind humoral
strong declension (without article)	nominative	humoraler	humorale	humorales	humorale
	genitive	humoralen	humoraler	humoralen	humoraler
	dative	humoralem	humoraler	humoralem	humoralen
	accusative	humoralen	humorale	humorales	humorale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der humorale	die humorale	das humorale	die humoralen
	genitive	des humoralen	der humoralen	des humoralen	der humoralen
	dative	dem humoralen	der humoralen	dem humoralen	den humoralen
	accusative	den humoralen	die humorale	das humorale	die humoralen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein humoraler	eine humorale	ein humorales	(keine) humoralen
	genitive	eines humoralen	einer humoralen	eines humoralen	(keiner) humoralen
	dative	einem humoralen	einer humoralen	einem humoralen	(keinen) humoralen
	accusative	einen humoralen	eine humorale	ein humorales	(keine) humoralen

Further reading

• “humoral” in Duden online
• “humoral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French humoral.

Adjective

humoral m or n (feminine singular humorală, masculine plural humorali, feminine and neuter plural humorale)

1. humoral

Declension

Declension of humoral

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	humoral		humorală	humorali	humorale
	definite	humoralul		humorala	humoralii	humoralele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	humoral		humorale	humorali	humorale
	definite	humoralului		humoralei	humoralilor	humoralelor

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin hūmorālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umoˈɾal/ [u.moˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: hu‧mo‧ral

Adjective

humoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural humorales)

1. humoral

Further reading

• “humoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014