kompost

See also: Kompost

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Latin compositus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkompost]

Noun

kompost m inan

1. compost

Declension

Declension of kompost (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	kompost	komposty
genitive	kompostu	kompostů
dative	kompostu	kompostům
accusative	kompost	komposty
vocative	komposte	komposty
locative	kompostě, kompostu	kompostech
instrumental	kompostem	komposty

Derived terms

• kompostovat

Further reading

• “kompost”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kompost”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kompost”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

kompost

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Borrowed from French compost, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin compositum, neuter past participle of componere (“to put together, compose”), from com- (“together”) and ponere (“to put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompɔst/, [kʰɔmˈpʰʌsd̥]

Noun

kompost c (singular definite komposten, not used in plural form)

1. compost

Declension

Declension of kompost

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kompost	komposten
genitive	komposts	kompostens

References

• “kompost” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

kompost

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

Borrowed from French compost, from Latin compositus. Cognate with Norwegian kompositum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumˈpɔst/
• Rhymes: -ɔst

Noun

kompost m (definite singular komposten, indefinite plural komposter, definite plural kompostene)

1. compost
2. a compost heap

Derived terms

• kompostbinge
• komposthaug
• kompostkvern

Related terms

• kompostere

References

• “kompost” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kompost” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French compost, from Latin compositus.

Noun

kompost m (definite singular komposten, indefinite plural kompostar, definite plural kompostane)

1. compost
2. a compost heap

Derived terms

• komposthaug

Related terms

• kompostere

References

• “kompost” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

kompost

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English compost, French compost, German Kompost. Doublet of kompot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔm.pɔst/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔmpɔst
• Syllabification: kom‧post

Noun

kompost m inan (related adjective kompostowy)

1. (horticulture) compost (decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer)

   Hypernym: nawóz

Declension

Declension of kompost

	singular	plural
nominative	kompost	komposty
genitive	kompostu	kompostów
dative	kompostowi	kompostom
accusative	kompost	komposty
instrumental	kompostem	kompostami
locative	kompoście	kompostach
vocative	kompoście	komposty

Derived terms

nouns

• kompostownia
• kompostownik

verbs

• kompostować impf
• skompostować pf

Related terms

nouns

• komposter

Further reading

• kompost in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kompost in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• kompost in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

kompost

Wikipedia ^sv

Noun

kompost c

1. (countable and uncountable) compost

Declension

Declension of kompost

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kompost	komposts
	definite	komposten	kompostens
plural	indefinite	komposter	komposters
	definite	komposterna	komposternas

Derived terms

• komposthög (“compost heap”)
• kompostjord (“compost soil”)

References

• kompost in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kompost in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kompost in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)