cumulus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) heap, pile
2. (declension-2, masculine) surplus
3. (declension-2, masculine) summit

Concepts

heap

surplus

pile

stack

Synonyms

acervus

congeriēs

strāgēs

multidūdō

vīs

Translations

Haufen

mucchio

pilha

tas

σωρός

montón

cumulo

pile

Haufe

munt

περίσσευμα

κουμούλ

Beige

Halde

Stoß

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkʊ.mʊ.ɫʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱu-m-olo (“heap”), from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”); see also Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă, “swell, wave”), Lithuanian saunas (“firm, fit, solid, capable”), and Sanskrit श्वयति (śvayati, “swell”).