nimb

English

Etymology

From Latin nimbus. Doublet of nimbus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪm/, /nɪmb/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɪm, -ɪmb

Noun

nimb (plural nimbs)

1. A nimbus or halo.

Derived terms

• nimbed

Polish

nimb

Etymology

Borrowed from French nimbe or Italian nimbo, from Latin nimbus, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲimp/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -imp
• Syllabification: nimb

Noun

nimb m inan

1. (art, Christianity) aureole, glory, halo, nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints in sacred art)

   Synonyms: aureola, gloria, nimbus

2. (literary) halo (the metaphorical aura of glory)

   Synonyms: aureola, gloria, chwała, sława, splendor

3. aura (set of qualities attributed to someone or something, regarded as admirable, respectable, or interesting)

   Synonym: aura

Declension

Declension of nimb

	singular	plural
nominative	nimb	nimby
genitive	nimbu	nimbów
dative	nimbowi	nimbom
accusative	nimb	nimby
instrumental	nimbem	nimbami
locative	nimbie	nimbach
vocative	nimbie	nimby

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nimbe.

Noun

nimb n (plural nimburi)

1. halo, nimbus, aureola

   Synonym: aureolă

2. glory

   Synonyms: glorie, slavă