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Is it der, die oder das Nimbus?

DER

The correct article in German of Nimbus is der. So it is der Nimbus! (nominative case)

The word Nimbus is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Nimbus?

How does the declension of Nimbus work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative der Nimbus die Nimbusse
Genitive des Nimbus der Nimbusse
Dative dem Nimbus den Nimbussen
Akkusative den Nimbus die Nimbusse

What is the meaning of Nimbus in German?

Nimbus has various definitions in German:

[1] Fine art, painting: halo

[1] bildende Kunst, Malerei: Heiligenschein

[2] Meteorology: Rain cloud

[2] Meteorologie: Regenwolke

[3] Without plural: a special reputation, a certain reputation

[3] ohne Plural: ein besonderer Ruf, ein bestimmtes Renommee

How to use Nimbus in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Nimbus with translations in English.

[1] Köpfe von Heiligen werden von Künstlern oft mit einem Nimbus dargestellt.

[1] Heads of saints are often portrayed by artists with a nimbus

[2] „Er [Luke Howard] teilte Wolken in Stratus (Schichtwolken), Cumulus (Haufenwolken) und Cirrus (Schleierwolken) sowie auch Nimbus (Regenwolken) ein.“

[2] "He [Luke Howard] shared clouds in Stratus (layer clouds), cumulus (leaf clouds) and cirrus (veil clouds) as well as Nimbus (rain clouds)" "

[3] „Danach kam eine lange Durststrecke, in der er den Nimbus des Unschlagbaren verlor“.

[3] "Then came a long dry spell in which he lost the nimbus of the unbeatable"

[3] „Die Vorveröffentlichungen hatten ihren Anteil an dem Nimbus, den Seume sich mit diesem Buch zu verschaffen und erschreiben wusste.“

[3] "The preliminary publications had their share of the Nimbus, which Seume would get with this book and write"

[3] „Weiterhin gehört zum Nimbus der vulkanische Ursprung des Berges; er unterstreicht die bereits aus der geographischen Lage resultierende Synthese der Elemente Feuer und Eis.“

[3] "Furthermore, the nimbus is part of the volcanic origin of the mountain.

[3] „Mit irgendeinem von den Bengeln hier läßt sie sich bestimmt nicht ein - dafür fühlt sie sich viel zu sehr als großmächtige Erbin und möchte nichts von ihrem Nimbus als künftige Besitzerin einbüßen.“

[3] "With any of the bumbles here, she will definitely not get involved - she feels too much for that as a large heiress and does not want to get anything from her nimbus as a future owner"

[3] „So begann die überseeische, die transatlantische Phase im Leben Alf Bertinis, nun in den Augen seiner drei Söhne von ungeheurem Nimbus umgeben, Weltreisender, Abenteurer und zärtlich geliebter Vater zugleich.“

[3] "This is how the overseas, the transatlantic phase in the life of Alf Bertinis, now surrounded in the eyes of his three sons by tremendous nimbus, world traveler, adventurer and tenderly beloved father"

How do you pronounce Nimbus?

Nimbus

Pictures or photos of Nimbus

[1] Heilige Agnes mit Nimbus
[1] Heilige Agnes mit Nimbus
[2] Cumulonimbus
[2] Cumulonimbus

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