хумус

Bulgarian

Etymology

Scientific term, ultimately from Latin humus (“ground, earth”). Akin to the native Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxumos]

Noun

ху́мус • (húmus) m

1. (uncountable) humus (organic part of the soil)

Declension

Declension of ху́мус

	singular
indefinite	ху́мус húmus
definite (subject form)	ху́мусът húmusǎt
definite (object form)	ху́муса húmusa

See also

• пръст (prǎst, “soil, dirt”)
• по́чва (póčva, “soil”)

References

• “хумус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “хумус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxumus]

Noun

хумус • (humus) m

1. humus
2. hummus

Declension

Declension of хумус

	singular
indefinite	хумус
definite unspecified	хумусот
definite proximal	хумусов
definite distal	хумусон
vocative	хумусу

Northern Mansi

Etymology

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Adverb

хумус (humus) (Sosva)

1. (interrogative) how?

   Хумус о̄лэ̄гын? ― Humus ōlè̄gyn? ― How are you?

References

• Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “хумус”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO

Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ), possibly via or reinforced by Hebrew חוּמוּס (khumus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxumʊs]

Noun

ху́мус • (xúmus) m inan (genitive ху́муса, nominative plural ху́мусы, genitive plural ху́мусов)

1. (usually uncountable) hummus
2. (usually uncountable, Israel) chickpeas

Declension

Declension of ху́мус (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ху́мус xúmus	ху́мусы xúmusy
genitive	ху́муса xúmusa	ху́мусов xúmusov
dative	ху́мусу xúmusu	ху́мусам xúmusam
accusative	ху́мус xúmus	ху́мусы xúmusy
instrumental	ху́мусом xúmusom	ху́мусами xúmusami
prepositional	ху́мусе xúmuse	ху́мусах xúmusax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin humus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xǔːmus/
• Hyphenation: ху‧мус

Noun

ху́мус m (Latin spelling húmus)

1. humus

Declension

Declension of хумус

	singular
nominative	хумус
genitive	хумуса
dative	хумусу
accusative	хумус
vocative	хумусе
locative	хумусу
instrumental	хумусом