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See also:Rain,ràin,andräin

English

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Rain falling

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European*Hréǵʰ-der.
Proto-Indo-European*Hréǵʰnos?
Proto-West Germanic*regn
Old Englishreġn
Middle Englishreyn
Englishrain

    Inherited fromMiddle Englishreyn,rein, fromOld Englishreġn, fromProto-West Germanic*regn, fromProto-Germanic*regną, of uncertain origin. Possibly frompre-Germanic*Hréǵ-no-, fromProto-Indo-European*Hreǵ-(“to flow”), although the consonant reflexes don't match.

    Cognates

    Cognate withYolarhyne,ryne(“rain”),North FrisianRiin,rin(“rain”),Saterland FrisianRien(“rain”),West Frisianrein(“rain”),Dutchregen(“rain”),Limburgishraenger,Rään(“rain”),German Low GermanRegen,Ręgen,Rägen(“rain”),LuxembourgishReen(“rain”),GermanRegen(“rain”),Mòchenoreng(“rain”),Vilamovianraan(“rain”),Alemannic Germanregu,räge,rägä(“rain”),BavarianRegn,rein(“rain”),Cimbrianregan,réego,reng(“rain”),Yiddishרעגן(regn,“rain”),Danish,Faroese,Icelandic,Norwegian Bokmål,Norwegian Nynorsk andSwedishregn(“rain”),Crimean Gothicreghen(“rain”),Gothic𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽(rign,“rain”).

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    rain (usuallyuncountable,pluralrains)

    2. (meteorology) Condensedwater falling from acloud.
      We've been having a lot ofrain lately.
      Therains came late that year.
      • 2019,VOA Learning English (public domain)
        This process involves cloud seeding – when various substances are put into clouds in an attempt to causerain.
    3. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable withraindrops.
    4. (figuratively) An instance ofparticles or larger pieces ofmatter moving orfalling throughair.
      Arain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
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    Descendants
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    Translations
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    condensed water from a cloud
    any matter falling
    an instance of particles falling
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    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Englishreinen, fromOld Englishreġnian, fromProto-West Germanic*regnōn, fromProto-Germanic*regnōną, from*regną(“rain”), as above.

    Cognates

    Cognate withCimbrianrèghenan,rengen(“to rain”),Dutchregenen(“to rain”),Germanregnen(“to rain”),Limburgishraengere,rääne(“to rain”),Low Germanregen(“to rain”),Luxembourgishreenen(“to rain”),Yiddishרעגענען(regenen,“to rain”),Danish,Norwegian Bokmålregne(“to rain”),Faroese,Swedishregna(“to rain”),Icelandicrigna(“to rain”),Norwegian Nynorskregna,regne(“to rain”).

    Verb

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    rain (third-person singular simple presentrains,present participleraining,simple past and past participlerained)

    1. (impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky.
      Judging by the black cloud, it willrain later today.
    2. (intransitive, figuratively) To fall as or like rain.
      Tearsrained from her eyes.
      Leavesrained from the tree.
      Bombsrained from the sky.
    3. (transitive, figuratively) Toissue (something) in large quantities.
      The boxerrained punches on his opponent's head.
    Conjugation
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    Conjugation ofrain
    infinitive(to)rain
    present tensepast tense
    1st-personsingularrainrained
    2nd-personsingularrain,rainest†rained,rainedst†
    3rd-personsingularrains,raineth†rained
    pluralrain
    subjunctiverainrained
    imperativerain—
    participlesrainingrained
    Derived terms
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    Translations
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    of rain: to fall from the sky
    to fall in large quantities
    to issue in large quantities
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    Etymology 3

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    Verb

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    rain (third-person singular simple presentrains,present participleraining,simple past and past participlerained)

    1. Obsolete form ofreign.

    Anagrams

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    French

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    Etymology

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    FromMiddle Frenchrain, fromOld Dutch*rein,*rēn, fromProto-West Germanic*rain(“raised land, baulk, ridge”), fromProto-Germanic*rainaz,*rainō(“baulk, ridge”). Cognate withDutchreen,rein,GermanRain,Englishrean.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    rain m (pluralrains)

    1. (geography) a raisedborder on a field or forest that serves as aboundary

    References

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    Japanese

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    Romanization

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    rain

    1. Rōmaji transcription ofライン

    Kavalan

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    Noun

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    rain

    1. waves in theopensea

    Middle English

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    Noun

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    rain

    1. alternative form ofreyn(“rain”)

    Sera

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    Noun

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    rain

    1. water

    References

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    • Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern,An Introduction to Historical Linguistics (2010,→ISBN, page 333
    • Stephen Adolphe Wurm,New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)

    Sissano

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    Noun

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    rain

    1. water

    References

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    • Stephen Adolphe Wurm,New Guinea Area Languages and Language Study (1976)
    • John Nystrom,Sissano Organised Phonology Data (1992) (asrayn several times in a story; compareranrayn "wet")

    Tetum

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    Etymology

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    From the Tetum nounrai.

    Noun

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    rain

    1. country
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