compost

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kɑmpoʊst/
• (UK) IPA: /kɒmpɒst/
• Hyphenation: com‧post

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

compost (uncountable)

1. The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer

   Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.

Translations

decayed remains of organic matter

• Bulgarian: компост (bg) (kompóst) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 堆肥 (cmn) (duīféi)

• Czech: kompost (cs) m
• Danish: kompost (da) c
• Dutch: compost (nl) m and n
• Finnish: kompostimulta (fi), komposti (fi)
• French: compost (fr) m
• German: Kompost (de) m

• Japanese: 堆肥 (ja) (たいひ, taihi)
• Korean: 퇴비 (ko) (toebi) (堆肥 (ko))
• Norwegian: kompost (no) m
• Polish: kompost (pl) m
• Russian: компост (ru) (kompóst) m, перегной (ru) (peregnój) m
• Slovene: kompost (sl) m
• Spanish: compost (es) m
• Vietnamese: phân trộn (vi)

Verb

compost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted)

1. To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer

   If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.

Translations

to produce compost

• Bulgarian: компостирам (bg) (kompostiram)
• Czech: kompostovat (cs)
• Danish: kompostere
• Dutch: composteren (nl)
• Finnish: kompostoida (fi)
• German: kompostieren (de)

• Italian: compostare (it)
• Norwegian: kompostere (no)
• Polish: kompostować
• Slovak: kompostovať (sk)
• Slovene: kompostirati

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• Serbo-Croatian: kompost
• French: composter
• Hebrew: רקבובית (raqbuvyt) f (noun)
• Japanese: kaamposatu, kaanposatu
• Korean: kamposatu, kanposatu

• Latin: compostus? m
• Portuguese: compost
• Spanish: compost

See also

• mulch (sometimes used interchangeably with compost)
• humus

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Catalan

Adjective

compost m (feminine composta, masculine plural composts or compostos, feminine plural compostes)

1. compound

   ull compost

   compound eye

Noun

compost m (plural composts or compostos)

1. compost

Verb

compost

1. Past participle of compondre.

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Dutch

Etymology

From English

Noun

compost m, n (uncountable)

1. compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter

Derived terms

• composteren
• compostering

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French

Etymology

From English

Noun

compost m (plural composts)

1. compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter

Derived terms

• compostage m
• composter

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Italian

Etymology

From English

Noun

compost m (invariable)

1. compost