pluit
Meaning
to rain; to be raining
Synonyms
ningit
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpɫu.ɪt]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *plowō, from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to flow, float, wash”), with a metaphorical usage of “to swim, float” to refer to pouring rain; see also Latin linter (“bath, trough, boat”), Ancient Greek πλύνω (plúnō, “to wash”), Lithuanian pi̇̀lti (“to pour”) and German fließen (“to flow”). See Old Armenian լուանամ (luanam, “to wash”).
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