humilde

See also: humildé

Asturian

Etymology 1

Adjective

humilde (epicene, plural humildes)

1. humble

Related terms

• humildar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

humilde

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

Further reading

• “humilde”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “humilde”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Galician

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

humilde m or f (plural humildes)

1. humble

   Synonym: modesto

Related terms

• humildade
• humildemente
• humillar

Further reading

• “humilde”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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]

• (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
• “humilde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

humilde

1. inflection of humildar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025