humar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse humarr; cognate with German Hummer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʏːmar]

Noun

humar m (genitive singular humars, nominative plural humrar)

1. lobster

Declension

Declension of humar (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	humar	humarinn	humrar	humrarnir
accusative	humar	humarinn	humra	humrana
dative	humri	humrinum	humrum	humrunum
genitive	humars	humarsins	humra	humranna

Derived terms

• humarsúpa

Irish

Noun

humar

1. h-prothesized form of umar

Maricopa

Noun

humar (plural humaar)

1. child

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fūmāre. Doublet of fumar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈmaɾ/ [uˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hu‧mar

Verb

humar (first-person singular present humo, first-person singular preterite humé, past participle humado)

1. (rare) to smoke, steam

   Synonyms: humear, echar humo

Conjugation

    Conjugation of humar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			humar
gerund			humando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		humado		humada
		plural		humados		humadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	humo	humastú humásvos	huma	humamos	humáis	human
	imperfect	humaba	humabas	humaba	humábamos	humabais	humaban
	preterite	humé	humaste	humó	humamos	humasteis	humaron
	future	humaré	humarás	humará	humaremos	humaréis	humarán
	conditional	humaría	humarías	humaría	humaríamos	humaríais	humarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	hume	humestú humésvos2	hume	humemos	huméis	humen
	imperfect (ra)	humara	humaras	humara	humáramos	humarais	humaran
	imperfect (se)	humase	humases	humase	humásemos	humaseis	humasen
	future1	humare	humares	humare	humáremos	humareis	humaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		humatú humávos	hume	humemos	humad	humen
	negative		no humes	no hume	no humemos	no huméis	no humen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of humar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive humar	dative	humarme	humarte	humarle, humarse	humarnos	humaros	humarles, humarse
	accusative	humarme	humarte	humarlo, humarla, humarse	humarnos	humaros	humarlos, humarlas, humarse
with gerund humando	dative	humándome	humándote	humándole, humándose	humándonos	humándoos	humándoles, humándose
	accusative	humándome	humándote	humándolo, humándola, humándose	humándonos	humándoos	humándolos, humándolas, humándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative huma	dative	húmame	húmate	húmale	húmanos	not used	húmales
	accusative	húmame	húmate	húmalo, húmala	húmanos	not used	húmalos, húmalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative humá	dative	humame	humate	humale	humanos	not used	humales
	accusative	humame	humate	humalo, humala	humanos	not used	humalos, humalas
with formal second-person singular imperative hume	dative	húmeme	not used	húmele, húmese	húmenos	not used	húmeles
	accusative	húmeme	not used	húmelo, húmela, húmese	húmenos	not used	húmelos, húmelas
with first-person plural imperative humemos	dative	not used	humémoste	humémosle	humémonos	humémoos	humémosles
	accusative	not used	humémoste	humémoslo, humémosla	humémonos	humémoos	humémoslos, humémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative humad	dative	humadme	not used	humadle	humadnos	humaos	humadles
	accusative	humadme	not used	humadlo, humadla	humadnos	humaos	humadlos, humadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative humen	dative	húmenme	not used	húmenle	húmennos	not used	húmenles, húmense
	accusative	húmenme	not used	húmenlo, húmenla	húmennos	not used	húmenlos, húmenlas, húmense

Further reading

• “humar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “humar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Volapük

Noun

humar (genitive humara, plural humars)

1. lobster

Declension

Declension of humar

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	humar	humars
Genitive	humara	humaras
Dative	humare	humares
Accusative	humari	humaris
Predicative1	humaru	humarus
Vocative	o humar	o humars

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.