nimbus

Meaning

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

Concepts

nimbus

cloud

☁️

halo

rain cloud

gloriole

Corona

Synonyms

nubes

☁️

nebula

🌫️

aer

nubis

nubs

corona aureola

nūbēs

Translations

nimbo

nuvola

☁️

nimbo

nimbus

nimbe

nimbo

Nimbus

nube

☁️

nuage

☁️

nimbus

Wolke

☁️

Schleierwolke

nube

☁️

nimbus

Regenwolke

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnɪm.bʊs]

Etymology

Seemingly from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”) with an *-n- infix, but the formal details are disputed. 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”).