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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin nimbus (“dark cloud”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nimbus (plural nimbi or nimbuses)
Usage notes[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (circle of light): halo
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
circle of light; halo
rain cloud
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See also[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nimbus
- Synonym of sadepilvi (“nimbus”)
Declension[edit]
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | nimbuksin | |
| abessive | nimbuksetta | nimbuksitta | |
| comitative | — | nimbuksineen | |
| Possessive forms of nimbus (type vastaus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nimbukseni | nimbuksemme |
| 2nd person | nimbuksesi | nimbuksenne |
| 3rd person | nimbuksensa | |
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Cognates include Latin nebula, Proto-Slavic *nebo (“heaven, sky”), Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas, “sky”) and Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nimbus m (genitive nimbī); second declension
- rainstorm, rain shower
- rain cloud, thunder cloud
- cloud
- halo (visible aura of divine power)
- throng
- (figuratively) calamity, tempest
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nimbus | nimbī |
| Genitive | nimbī | nimbōrum |
| Dative | nimbō | nimbīs |
| Accusative | nimbum | nimbōs |
| Ablative | nimbō | nimbīs |
| Vocative | nimbe | nimbī |
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- 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, 1883–1887)
- nimbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Noun[edit]
nimbus m (Cyrillic spelling нимбус)
Synonyms[edit]
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- en:Clouds
- en:Heraldic charges
- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- la:Weather
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