"cumulus" meaning in Latin

See cumulus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkʊ.mʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkuː.mu.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
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”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro||*ḱu-m-olo|t=heap}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱu-m-olo (“heap”), {{cog|grc|κῦμᾰ|t=swell, wave}} Ancient Greek κῦμᾰ (kûmă, “swell, wave”), {{cog|lt|saunas|t=firm, fit, solid, capable}} Lithuanian saunas (“firm, fit, solid, capable”), {{cog|sa|श्वयति|t=swell}} Sanskrit श्वयति (śvayati, “swell”) Head templates: {{la-noun|cumulus<2>}} cumulus m (genitive cumulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cumulus<2>}} Forms: cumulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cumulus [nominative, singular], cumulī [nominative, plural], cumulī [genitive, singular], cumulōrum [genitive, plural], cumulō [dative, singular], cumulīs [dative, plural], cumulum [accusative, singular], cumulōs [accusative, plural], cumulō [ablative, singular], cumulīs [ablative, plural], cumule [singular, vocative], cumulī [plural, vocative]
  1. heap, pile Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: acervus, moles, massa
    Sense id: en-cumulus-la-noun-~wJUDqAI Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 71 25 4
  2. surplus Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-cumulus-la-noun-G9MFySm6 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 27 43 31
  3. summit Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-cumulus-la-noun-E5hKTn4O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cumulō

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "cumolo"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkuː.mu.lus]",
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}

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