Nimbus
German, noun[ˈnɪmbʊs]
Nimbus is spelled N-I-M-B-U-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nimbus is a German masculine noun meaning “aureola, aureole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Heiligenschein”.
What does Nimbus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineaureola, aureole
- 2
masculinenimbus
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Heiligenschein 2. Regenwolke 3. besonderer Ruf, bestimmtes Renommee
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Nimbus
- Nimbusse plural
- Nimben plural
- Nimbussen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nimbus?
- [ˈnɪmbʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Nimbus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Nimbus in German?
Nimbus appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).