human
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French humain, from Latin hūmānus (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”), from homo (“man, human”). Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century.[1]
Displaced Old English guma (whence Modern English groom and obsolete/dialectal English gome), with which it is cognate, and wer.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)juːmən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmn̩]
- (US) enPR: (h)yo͞oʹmən, (h)yo͞omʹn, IPA(key): /ˈ(h)jumən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟mən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟mn̩]
- (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈhjuːmən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːmən
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
AdjectiveEdit
human (comparative more human, superlative most human)
- (not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- 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.
- (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
- To err is human; to forgive, divine.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest[1]:
- She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess[2]:
- The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
- 2011 August 17, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., The Many Wars of Google: Handset makers will learn to live with their new ‘frenemy’, Business World, Wall Street Journal,
- Google wouldn't be human if it didn't want some of this loot, which buying Motorola would enable it to grab.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from the adjective or noun human
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens
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having the nature or attributes of a human being
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NounEdit
Rendition of the humans on the Pioneer 10 plaque
human (plural humans)
- A human being, whether man, woman or child.
- 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.
- Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
SynonymsEdit
See also: Thesaurus:person
TranslationsEdit
a human being
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VerbEdit
human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)
- (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
- 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.
- 1911, 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:
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Random House Dictionary, 2010
Further readingEdit
human on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - human in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- human in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
DanishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
human
- human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
- humane (something done from love to humanity)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of human | |||
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| 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
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
human (comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)
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
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)
ReferencesEdit
- “human” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)
ReferencesEdit
- “human” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
RomanschEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
human m (plural humans)
Alternative formsEdit
SynonymsEdit
Coordinate termsEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
hȕmān (definite hȕmānī, comparative humaniji, Cyrillic spelling ху̏ма̄н)
- 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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) | |
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
human
- humane, decent, compassionate
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.
- (of prices) reasonable
- Det var ett humant pris.
- That was a reasonable price.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of human | |||
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| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | human | humanare | humanast |
| Neuter singular | humant | humanare | humanast |
| Plural | humana | 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. | |||