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compost
English
Etymology
From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" also "condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, and composite.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?mp?st/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?mpo?st/
- Hyphenation: com?post
Noun
compost (countable and uncountable, plural composts)
- The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- (Britain) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
- Once the seed tray is filled with compost, insert the seeds spaced 3 cm apart from one another.
- (obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
- a. 1660, Henry Hammond, God's Complaint Against Revolters
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
- a. 1660, Henry Hammond, God's Complaint Against Revolters
Derived terms
- composter
- compost heap
Translations
Verb
compost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted)
- To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.
Derived terms
- compostable
Translations
See also
- mulch (sometimes used interchangeably with compost)
- humus
Anagrams
- compots
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kom?p?st/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kum?p?st/
Etymology 1
From Old Occitan, from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus.
Adjective
compost (feminine composta, masculine plural composts or compostos, feminine plural compostes)
- compound
Verb
compost
- past participle of compondre
Etymology 2
From the above, possibly influenced by English compost.
Noun
compost m (plural composts or compostos)
- compost
Related terms
- compostar
Further reading
- “compost” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English compost.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?m?p?st/
- Hyphenation: com?post
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
compost m or n (uncountable)
- compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
Derived terms
- composteren
- compostering
- composthoop
French
Etymology
From a substantivation and specialization of old Norman compost, from (Old Northern French), Old French composte (“mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land; condiment”), from Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus (“composed, compound”), from componere. Modern French spelling influenced by English (compare the modern Norman spelling compôt, which is the expected form). Doublet of compote and composite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.p?st/
Noun
compost m (plural composts)
- compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying organic matter
Derived terms
- compostage
- composter
Related terms
- composer
Further reading
- “compost” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English compost. Doublet of composto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?m.post/
- Hyphenation: còm?post
Noun
compost m (invariable)
- compost
Old French
Etymology
From Latin compostus, syncopated variant of compositus, from comp?n? (“I arrange, compile, compose, make up”).
Adjective
compost m (oblique and nominative feminine singular composte)
- composed (of)
Descendants
- English: compost
- Norman: compôt
- French: compost, compote
Romanian
Etymology
From French compost
Noun
compost n (plural composturi)
- compost
Declension
Spanish
Noun
compost m (plural composts)
- compost
- Synonym: composta
Related terms
- compostar
Further reading
- “compost” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
- compost on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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compostlike
English
Etymology
compost +? -like
Adjective
compostlike (comparative more compostlike, superlative most compostlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of compost.
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