humilde
See also: humildé
Asturian
Verb
humilde
- first-person singular present subjunctive of humildar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of humildar
Galician
Adjective
humilde m or f (plural humildes)
- 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]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈmiw.de/ [uˈmiʊ̯.de]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /uˈmil.d(ɨ)/ [uˈmiɫ.d(ɨ)]
- Hyphenation: hu‧mil‧de
Adjective
humilde m or f (plural humildes)
- 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 (plural humildes, superlative humildísimo)
- humble
- low, lower (class)
Related terms
- humildad
- humildemente
- humillar
Further reading
- “humilde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014