"imber" meaning in Latin

See imber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɪm.bɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈim.ber] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *n̥βris, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrís (“rain-cloud, rain, cloud”). Cognates include Sanskrit अभ्र (abhrá), meaning "cloud", Old Armenian ամբ (amb), Northern Kurdish ewr and possibly Ancient Greek ἀφρός (aphrós) and ὄμβρος (ómbros). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*n̥βris}} Proto-Italic *n̥βris, {{der|la|ine-pro|*n̥bʰrís||rain-cloud, rain, cloud}} Proto-Indo-European *n̥bʰrís (“rain-cloud, rain, cloud”), {{cog|sa|अभ्र|tr=abhrá}} Sanskrit अभ्र (abhrá), {{cog|xcl|ամպ|ամբ}} Old Armenian ամբ (amb), {{cog|kmr|ewr}} Northern Kurdish ewr, {{cog|grc|ἀφρός}} Ancient Greek ἀφρός (aphrós) Head templates: {{la-noun|imber<3.abl-e-occ-i>|g=m}} imber m (genitive imbris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|imber<3.abl-e-occ-i>}} Forms: imbris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], imber [nominative, singular], imbrēs [nominative, plural], imbris [genitive, singular], imbrium [genitive, plural], imbrī [dative, singular], imbribus [dative, plural], imbrem [accusative, singular], imbrēs [accusative, plural], imbrīs [accusative, plural], imbre [ablative, singular], imbrī [ablative, singular], imbribus [ablative, plural], imber [singular, vocative], imbrēs [plural, vocative], ymber [alternative]
  1. rain Tags: declension-3, masculine Synonyms: pluvia
    Sense id: en-imber-la-noun-MZtExXCk Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 36 32 32
  2. a storm Tags: declension-3, masculine Synonyms: procella, turbō, hiems, tempestās
    Sense id: en-imber-la-noun-Zx0VXkxM Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 36 32 32
  3. (poetic) a stormcloud Tags: declension-3, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-imber-la-noun-wtvk-maW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 91 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 3 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pluvia Derived forms: imbrex, imbricus, imbridus, imbrifer
Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Frigore et assiduis imbribus tardarentur",
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}

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