Cumulus

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German

ein Cumulus

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the 19th century. Learned borrowing from Latin cumulus (“heap”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Cu‧mu‧lus
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Noun

Cumulus m (strong, genitive Cumulus, plural Cumuli)

  1. cumulus
    Synonyms: Cumuluswolke, Haufenwolke, Quellwolke

Declension

Declension of Cumulus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Cumulus die Cumuli
genitive eines des Cumulus der Cumuli
dative einem dem Cumulus den Cumuli
accusative einen den Cumulus die Cumuli

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