[ˈɪm.bɛr], [ˈim.ber]
OriginFrom 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).
- declension-3, masculinerain
“Frigore et assiduis imbribus tardarentur” — Retarded by the cold and by the continuous rains
- declension-3, masculinea storm
- declension-3, masculine, poetica stormcloud
Formsimbris(genitive) · 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)