humidus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hyper-fixated variant of the original ūmidus, with the initial /h/- being likely due to a mistaken etymological link with humus (“ground”) after /h/-loss.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hūmidus (feminine hūmida, neuter hūmidum, comparative humidior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. humid, wet, moist

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative hūmidus hūmida hūmidum hūmidī hūmidae hūmida
genitive hūmidī hūmidae hūmidī hūmidōrum hūmidārum hūmidōrum
dative hūmidō hūmidae hūmidō hūmidīs
accusative hūmidum hūmidam hūmidum hūmidōs hūmidās hūmida
ablative hūmidō hūmidā hūmidō hūmidīs
vocative hūmide hūmida hūmidum hūmidī hūmidae hūmida

Descendants

  • Balkano-Romance:
    • Romanian: umed
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: umido
      • →? Friulian: umid, umit
    • Venetan: ùmedo
  • Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Occitan: umet ("l'alba part umet mar atra sol")
      • ⇒ Occitan: umir, umejar
    • Walloon: ûme, wîme

Borrowings:

References

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