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 (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10