nimbus

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin nimbus (dark cloud). Doublet of nimb.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nimbus (plural nimbi or nimbuses)

  1. A circle of light; a halo.
  2. A gray rain cloud.

Usage notes

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  • (circle of light): In heraldry and art, a nimbus may be considered distinct from a halo. The term halo can refer to an open ring of light or of gold behind the head of a saint, while nimbus refers to a solid disk of light or gold.

Synonyms

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  • (circle of light): halo
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Translations

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin nimbus. Doublet of nimbe.

Noun

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nimbus m (invariable)

  1. nimbus (cloud)

Further reading

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin nimbus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnimbus/, [ˈnimbus̠]
  • Rhymes: -imbus
  • Syllabification(key): nim‧bus

Noun

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nimbus

  1. Synonym of sadepilvi (nimbus)

Declension

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Inflection of nimbus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative nimbus nimbukset
genitive nimbuksen nimbusten
nimbuksien
partitive nimbusta nimbuksia
illative nimbukseen nimbuksiin
singular plural
nominative nimbus nimbukset
accusative nom. nimbus nimbukset
gen. nimbuksen
genitive nimbuksen nimbusten
nimbuksien
partitive nimbusta nimbuksia
inessive nimbuksessa nimbuksissa
elative nimbuksesta nimbuksista
illative nimbukseen nimbuksiin
adessive nimbuksella nimbuksilla
ablative nimbukselta nimbuksilta
allative nimbukselle nimbuksille
essive nimbuksena nimbuksina
translative nimbukseksi nimbuksiksi
abessive nimbuksetta nimbuksitta
instructive nimbuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nimbus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nimbukseni nimbukseni
accusative nom. nimbukseni nimbukseni
gen. nimbukseni
genitive nimbukseni nimbusteni
nimbuksieni
partitive nimbustani nimbuksiani
inessive nimbuksessani nimbuksissani
elative nimbuksestani nimbuksistani
illative nimbukseeni nimbuksiini
adessive nimbuksellani nimbuksillani
ablative nimbukseltani nimbuksiltani
allative nimbukselleni nimbuksilleni
essive nimbuksenani nimbuksinani
translative nimbuksekseni nimbuksikseni
abessive nimbuksettani nimbuksittani
instructive
comitative nimbuksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nimbuksesi nimbuksesi
accusative nom. nimbuksesi nimbuksesi
gen. nimbuksesi
genitive nimbuksesi nimbustesi
nimbuksiesi
partitive nimbustasi nimbuksiasi
inessive nimbuksessasi nimbuksissasi
elative nimbuksestasi nimbuksistasi
illative nimbukseesi nimbuksiisi
adessive nimbuksellasi nimbuksillasi
ablative nimbukseltasi nimbuksiltasi
allative nimbuksellesi nimbuksillesi
essive nimbuksenasi nimbuksinasi
translative nimbukseksesi nimbuksiksesi
abessive nimbuksettasi nimbuksittasi
instructive
comitative nimbuksinesi

Latin

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Etymology

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Seemingly from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud) with an *-n- infix, but the formal details are disputed.[1] Possibly contaminated either by a zero-grade variant *imbus or by the related word imber (rain), if not borrowed from another Indo-European language. Cognates include Latin nebula, Proto-Slavic *nebo (heaven, sky), Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas, sky) and Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos, cloud).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nimbus m (genitive nimbī); second declension

  1. rainstorm, rain shower
  2. rain cloud, thunder cloud, storm cloud
  3. cloud
  4. halo (visible aura of divine power)
  5. throng
  6. (figuratively) calamity, tempest

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Descendants

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  • Catalan: nimbe, nimbus
  • English: nimbus
  • French: nimbe
  • Istriot: nenbo
  • Italian: nembo, nimbo
  • Portuguese: nimbo
  • Russian: нимб (nimb)
  • Spanish: nimbo
  • Venetan: nenbo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nimbus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
  • nimbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • nimbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nimbus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • nimbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

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nimbus

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin nimbus, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nimbus m inan

  1. nimbus (rain cloud)
  2. (archaic, art, Christianity) aureole, glory, halo, nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints in sacred art)
    Synonyms: aureola, gloria, nimb

Declension

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Further reading

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  • nimbus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nimbus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French nimbus.

Noun

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nimbus m (plural nimbuși)

  1. nimbus

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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nimbus m (Cyrillic spelling нимбус)

  1. (religion) halo
  2. nimbus

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