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human

See also: Human and humán

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Middle English humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective), from humus, with unclear ū. Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century.[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)juː.mən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmn̩]
  • (US) enPR: (h)yo͞oʹmən, (h)yo͞omʹn, IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ju.mən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟mən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟mn̩]
    • (NYC, some other US dialects) IPA(key): /ˈju.mən/
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈhjuː.mən/
  • Audio (US)
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  • Rhymes: -uːmən
  • Hyphenation: hu‧man

AdjectiveEdit

human (comparative more human, superlative most human)

  2. (not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, OCLC 932920499; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vi:
      Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt
      Their angry ſeedes at his conception:
      For he was neuer ſprong of humaine race,
      Since with the ſpirit of his fearefull pride,
      He dares so doubtleſly reſolue of rule.
    • 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
      Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
  3. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
    To err is human; to forgive, divine.

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SynonymsEdit

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Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from the adjective or noun human

Pages starting with “human”.

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

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NounEdit

 
Rendition of the humans on the Pioneer 10 plaque.

human (plural humans)

  1. (strictly) The tallest, most abundant and most intelligent of primates; Homo sapiens.
    Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
    • 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
      Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.
    Synonyms: human being, man; see also Thesaurus:person
  2. (broadly) Any hominid of the genus Homo.

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VerbEdit

human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)

  1. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
    • 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Music”, in The collected works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 362:
      […] he sought to charm a single pair of ears, and those more hairy than critical. Later, as the race went on humaning, there grew complexity of sentiment and varying emotional needs, […]
    • 2013, Biosocial Becomings, →ISBN, page 19:
      There are, then, many ways of humaning: these are the ways along which we make ourselves and, collaboratively, one another.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Random House Dictionary, 2010

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

CebuanoEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: hu‧man

VerbEdit

human

  1. to finish

AdjectiveEdit

human

  1. completed; done

AdverbEdit

human

  1. after

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:human.

DanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

human

  1. human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
    Synonym: menneskelig
  2. humane (something done from love to humanity)

InflectionEdit

Inflection of human
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular human — —2
Neuter singular humant — —2
Plural humane — —2
Definite attributive1 humane — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

GermanEdit

 
German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

human (comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)

  1. humane

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of human
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist human sie ist human es ist human sie sind human
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative humaner humane humanes humane
genitive humanen humaner humanen humaner
dative humanem humaner humanem humanen
accusative humanen humane humanes humane
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der humane die humane das humane die humanen
genitive des humanen der humanen des humanen der humanen
dative dem humanen der humanen dem humanen den humanen
accusative den humanen die humane das humane die humanen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein humaner eine humane ein humanes (keine) humanen
genitive eines humanen einer humanen eines humanen (keiner) humanen
dative einem humanen einer humanen einem humanen (keinen) humanen
accusative einen humanen eine humane ein humanes (keine) humanen
Comparative forms of human
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist humaner sie ist humaner es ist humaner sie sind humaner
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative humanerer humanere humaneres humanere
genitive humaneren humanerer humaneren humanerer
dative humanerem humanerer humanerem humaneren
accusative humaneren humanere humaneres humanere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der humanere die humanere das humanere die humaneren
genitive des humaneren der humaneren des humaneren der humaneren
dative dem humaneren der humaneren dem humaneren den humaneren
accusative den humaneren die humanere das humanere die humaneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein humanerer eine humanere ein humaneres (keine) humaneren
genitive eines humaneren einer humaneren eines humaneren (keiner) humaneren
dative einem humaneren einer humaneren einem humaneren (keinen) humaneren
accusative einen humaneren eine humanere ein humaneres (keine) humaneren
Superlative forms of human
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am humansten sie ist am humansten es ist am humansten sie sind am humansten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative humanster humanste humanstes humanste
genitive humansten humanster humansten humanster
dative humanstem humanster humanstem humansten
accusative humansten humanste humanstes humanste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der humanste die humanste das humanste die humansten
genitive des humansten der humansten des humansten der humansten
dative dem humansten der humansten dem humansten den humansten
accusative den humansten die humanste das humanste die humansten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein humanster eine humanste ein humanstes (keine) humansten
genitive eines humansten einer humansten eines humansten (keiner) humansten
dative einem humansten einer humansten einem humansten (keinen) humansten
accusative einen humansten eine humanste ein humanstes (keine) humansten

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “human” in Duden online

Northern SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhuman/

VerbEdit

human

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hupmat

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin hūmānus.

AdjectiveEdit

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

  1. humane

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin hūmānus.

AdjectiveEdit

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

  1. humane

ReferencesEdit

RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin hūmānus.

AdjectiveEdit

human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)

  1. (Sursilvan) human

Alternative formsEdit

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) uman
  • (Puter) umaun

NounEdit

human m (plural humans)

  1. (Sursilvan) (male) human being

Alternative formsEdit

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) uman
  • (Puter) umaun

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /xûmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: hu‧man

AdjectiveEdit

hȕmān (definite hȕmānī, comparative humaniji, Cyrillic spelling ху̏ма̄н)

  1. humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)

DeclensionEdit

positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative human humana humano
genitive humana humane humana
dative humanu humanoj humanu
accusative inanimate
animate 		human
humana 		humanu humano
vocative human humana humano
locative humanu humanoj humanu
instrumental humanim humanom humanim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative humani humane humana
genitive humanih humanih humanih
dative humanim(a) humanim(a) humanim(a)
accusative humane humane humana
vocative humani humane humana
locative humanim(a) humanim(a) humanim(a)
instrumental humanim(a) humanim(a) humanim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative humani humana humano
genitive humanog(a) humane humanog(a)
dative humanom(u/e) humanoj humanom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		humani
humanog(a) 		humanu humano
vocative humani humana humano
locative humanom(e/u) humanoj humanom(e/u)
instrumental humanim humanom humanim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative humani humane humana
genitive humanih humanih humanih
dative humanim(a) humanim(a) humanim(a)
accusative humane humane humana
vocative humani humane humana
locative humanim(a) humanim(a) humanim(a)
instrumental humanim(a) humanim(a) humanim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative humaniji humanija humanije
genitive humanijeg(a) humanije humanijeg(a)
dative humanijem(u) humanijoj humanijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		humaniji
humanijeg(a) 		humaniju humanije
vocative humaniji humanija humanije
locative humanijem(u) humanijoj humanijem(u)
instrumental humanijim humanijom humanijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative humaniji humanije humanija
genitive humanijih humanijih humanijih
dative humanijim(a) humanijim(a) humanijim(a)
accusative humanije humanije humanija
vocative humaniji humanije humanija
locative humanijim(a) humanijim(a) humanijim(a)
instrumental humanijim(a) humanijim(a) humanijim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najhumaniji najhumanija najhumanije
genitive najhumanijeg(a) najhumanije najhumanijeg(a)
dative najhumanijem(u) najhumanijoj najhumanijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najhumaniji
najhumanijeg(a) 		najhumaniju najhumanije
vocative najhumaniji najhumanija najhumanije
locative najhumanijem(u) najhumanijoj najhumanijem(u)
instrumental najhumanijim najhumanijom najhumanijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najhumaniji najhumanije najhumanija
genitive najhumanijih najhumanijih najhumanijih
dative najhumanijim(a) najhumanijim(a) najhumanijim(a)
accusative najhumanije najhumanije najhumanija
vocative najhumaniji najhumanije najhumanija
locative najhumanijim(a) najhumanijim(a) najhumanijim(a)
instrumental najhumanijim(a) najhumanijim(a) najhumanijim(a)

SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

human

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of humar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of humar.

SwedishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

human

  1. humane, decent, compassionate
    Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
    Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.
  2. (of prices) reasonable
    Det var ett humant pris.
    That was a reasonable price.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of human
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular human humanare humanast
Neuter singular humant humanare humanast
Plural humana humanare humanast
Masculine plural3 humane humanare humanast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 humane humanare humanaste
All humana humanare humanaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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