From en.wiktionary.org:
[Nimbus]
** English
[2006]
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [en]. [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[nimbi]
1. A circle of light ; a halo .
2. A gray rain cloud .
**** Usage notes
- [circle of light] In heraldry and art , a nimbus may be considered distinct from a halo. The term [en] can refer to an open ring of light or of gold behind the head of a saint , while [en] refers to a solid disk of light or gold.
**** Synonyms
- [circle of light] [en]
**** Related terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[circle of light; halo]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja] , [ja]
- Latin: [la]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[rain cloud]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Latin: [la]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Tagalog: [tl] , [tl]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
*** See also
- [en]
[en]
** Catalan
*** Alternative forms
- [ca]
*** Etymology
[ca]. [ca].
*** Pronunciation
- [ca]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en] [cloud]
*** Further reading
- [R:ca:IEC2]
[ca]
** Finnish
*** Etymology
[fi].
*** Pronunciation
[fi-pronunciation]
*** Noun
[fi-noun]
1. [fi]
**** Declension
[nimbu]
** Indonesian
[lang=id]
*** Etymology
[id].
*** Pronunciation
[id-pr]
*** Noun
[id-noun]
1. [en] :
1. [id] a circle of light; a halo , a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings
2. [id] a gray rain cloud
2. halo
*** Further reading
- [R:KBBI Daring]
** Latin
*** Etymology
Seemingly from [la] with an _*-n-_ infix, but the formal details are [la].[1]
Possibly contaminated either by a zero-grade variant [la] or by the related
word [la], if not borrowed from another [la] language. Cognates include [la],
[sla-pro], [sa] and [grc].
*** Pronunciation
- [la-IPA]
*** Noun
[nimbus <2>]
1. rainstorm , rain shower
2. rain cloud , thunder cloud , storm cloud
3. * [la]
4. cloud
5. halo (visible aura of divine power)
6. throng
7. [la] calamity , tempest
**** Declension
[nimbus <2>]
**** Descendants
[top2]
- [ca] , [ca]
- [en]
- [fr]
- [ist]
- [it]
- [pt]
- [ru]
- [es]
- [vec]
[bottom]
**** See also
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
- [la]
*** References
References:
[1]. [head=nimbus]
- [R:L&S]
- [R:Elementary Lewis]
- [R:du Cange]
- [R:Gaffiot]
[la]
** Polish
*** Etymology
[pl], from [pl].
*** Pronunciation
[a=Pl-nimbus.ogg]
*** Noun
[m-in]
1. [en] [rain cloud]
2. [pl] aureole , glory , halo , [en] [luminous disc around the heads of saints in sacred art]
**** Declension
[gens=nimbusa]
*** Further reading
- [R:pl:WSJP]
- [R:pl:PWN]
[pl]
** Romanian
*** Etymology
[ro].
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[pl=nimbuși]
** Serbo-Croatian
*** Noun
[m-in]
1. [sh] halo
2. [en]
**** Synonyms
- [sh]