humilde

See also: humildé

Asturian

Verb

humilde

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of humildar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of humildar

Galician

Adjective

humilde m or f (plural humildes)

1. humble

Related terms

• humildade
• humildemente
• humillar

Further reading

• “humilde” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin humilis (“low, slight, hence mean, humble”), from humus (“the earth, ground”), humī (“on the ground”). Influenced by humildade, a semi-learned borrowing from humilitātem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈmiw.d͡ʒi/ [uˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈmiw.d͡ʒi/ [uˈmiʊ̯.d͡ʒi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈmiw.de/ [uˈmiʊ̯.de]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈmil.dɨ/ [uˈmiɫ.dɨ]

• Hyphenation: hu‧mil‧de

Adjective

humilde m or f (plural humildes)

1. humble

   Synonyms: simples, modesto

   Antonyms: metido, nojento, fresco, arrogante, esnobe

Related terms

• humildemente

Further reading

• “humilde” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Modified (after humildad) from Old Spanish humil, borrowed from Latin humilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈmilde/ [uˈmil̪.d̪e]
• Rhymes: -ilde
• Syllabification: hu‧mil‧de

Adjective

humilde m or f (masculine and feminine plural humildes, superlative humildísimo)

1. humble

   Synonym: modesto

2. low, lower (class)

   Synonym: bajo

Related terms

• humildad
• humildemente
• humillar

 

Further reading

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