rain
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
Concepten
Synoniemen
passing shower
shower of rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain hard
slice up
begin to rain
misty rain
be taken apart
rain-water
god of rain
fall as rain
rain fall
tinsel icicles
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɹeɪn/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English reyn, rein, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną (compare West Frisian rein, Dutch regen, German Regen, Danish and Norwegian regn), of uncertain origin. Possibly from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (“to flow”) (compare Latin rigō (“wet, soak”), Lithuanian rõki (“drizzling rain”), Albanian rrjedh (“to flow, drip”)), although the consonant reflexes don't match.
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