rain
English
/ɹeɪn/
noun
Definitions
- Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English reyn inherited from Old English rēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *regną (rain) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (flow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*Hreǵ-
Gloss
flow
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- band English
- berain English
- bird English
- boot English
- bow English
- burn English
- cape English
- clothes English
- cloud English
- coat English
- corona English
- coronal rain English
- date English
- drift English
- drop English
- fall English
- fast English
- fed English
- flow English
- forest English
- gear English
- gutter English
- hat English
- jacket English
- maker English
- making English
- meter English
- nonrainforest English
- nonrainy English
- out English
- palaeorainfall English
- paleorainfall English
- pants English
- postrainy English
- pour English
- print English
- rain gutter English
- rain shower English
- rainband English
- rainbird English
- rainboot English
- rainbow English
- rainbowed English
- rainbowfish English
- rainbowish English
- rainbowism English
- rainbowlike English
- rainbowy English
- rainburn English
- raincape English
- rainclothes English
- raincloud English
- raincoat English
- raincoated English
- raincoater English
- raincoatless English
- raindate English
- raindrift English
- raindrop English
- rainer English
- rainest English
- raineth English
- rainfall English
- rainfallwise English
- rainfast English
- rainfed English
- rainflow English
- rainforest English
- rainforestation English
- rainforested English
- raingear English
- rainhat English
- rainily English
- raininess English
- rainish English
- rainjacket English
- rainless English
- rainlessly English
- rainlessness English
- rainlike English
- rainmaker English
- rainmaking English
- rainmeter English
- rainout English
- rainpants English
- rainpour English
- rainprint English
- rainproof English
- rainscald English
- rainscape English
- rainscreen English
- rainshade English
- rainshadow English
- rainshower English
- rainslicker English
- rainsoaked English
- rainsome English
- rainspout English
- rainsquall English
- rainstick English
- rainstorm English
- rainstormy English
- rainsuit English
- rainswept English
- raintight English
- raintop English
- rainwash English
- rainwashed English
- rainwater English
- rainwear English
- rainworm English
- rainy English
- scald English
- screen English
- shade English
- shadow English
- shower English
- slicker English
- soaked English
- spout English
- squall English
- stick English
- storm English
- suit English
- swept English
- tight English
- top English
- unrainy English
- wash English
- washed English
- water English
- worm English
- irrigo Latin
- riguus Latin
- rigō Latin
- Eisregen German
- Nieselregen German
- Platzregen German
- Regen German
- Regenbildung German
- Regenbogen German
- Regenfall German
- Regenguss German
- Regenmacher German
- Regenmantel German
- Regenpfeifer German
- Regenrinne German
- Regenschauer German
- Regenschirm German
- Regentag German
- Regentropfen German
- Regenwahrscheinlichkeit German
- Regenwald German
- Regenwasser German
- Regenwetter German
- Regenwolke German
- Regenwurm German
- Regenzeit German
- Schneeregen German
- Sprühregen German
- regennass German
- regnerisch German
- ijsregen Dutch, Flemish
- kogelregen Dutch, Flemish
- meteorenregen Dutch, Flemish
- miezerregen Dutch, Flemish
- motregen Dutch, Flemish
- regen Dutch, Flemish
- regenachtig Dutch, Flemish
- regenboog Dutch, Flemish
- regenbui Dutch, Flemish
- regendans Dutch, Flemish
- regendruppel Dutch, Flemish
- regenen Dutch, Flemish
- regenjack Dutch, Flemish
- regenjas Dutch, Flemish
- regenmantel Dutch, Flemish
- regenpijp Dutch, Flemish
- regenschaduw Dutch, Flemish
- regenscherm Dutch, Flemish
- regentijd Dutch, Flemish
- regenton Dutch, Flemish
- regenval Dutch, Flemish
- regenwater Dutch, Flemish
- regenwolk Dutch, Flemish
- regenworm Dutch, Flemish
- sterrenregen Dutch, Flemish
- stortregen Dutch, Flemish
- zonneregen Dutch, Flemish
- zwavelregen Dutch, Flemish
- *Hreǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *rek- Proto-Indo-European
- *sr-ed(h) Proto-Indo-European
- regn Norwegian Bokmål
- *regną Proto-Germanic
- レインコート Japanese
- regn Norwegian Nynorsk
- regna Norwegian Nynorsk
- regndrope Norwegian Nynorsk
- regnfull Norwegian Nynorsk
- regnskog Norwegian Nynorsk
- regnskur Norwegian Nynorsk
- regnsky Norwegian Nynorsk
- regntid Norwegian Nynorsk
- småregn Norwegian Nynorsk
- styrtregn Norwegian Nynorsk
- regn Old English
- reġnwyrm Old English
- rēn Old English
- rēnscūr Old English
- berainen Middle English
- rayne-shour Middle English
- rein-drope Middle English
- reinbowe Middle English
- reinwater Middle English
- reyn Middle English
- reyny Middle English
- regn Old Norse
- regna Old Norse
- regnbogi Old Norse
- lommeregner Danish
- regn Danish
- regne Danish
- regnemaskine Danish
- regneregel Danish
- regning Danish
- regnskab Danish
- regn Icelandic
- regen Middle Dutch
- rēgen Middle Dutch
- regan Old High German
- reganōn Old High German
- reën Afrikaans
- regn Faroese
- rëgen Middle High German
- reenen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- rrjedh Albanian
- 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 Gothic
- *regn gmw-pro
- regan Old Dutch
- regan Old Saxon
- ræghn Old Swedish
- rein Western Frisian
- rein Old Frisian
- ren Tok Pisin
- renbo Tok Pisin
- *redza Proto-Albanian
- reng Mòcheno
- alen Sranan Tongo
- alenbo Sranan Tongo
- reghen Crimean Gothic
- hat
- out
- fed
- top
- bow
- fall
- gear
- suit
- bird
- fast
- band
- burn
- flow
- drop
- worm
- pour
- cape
- coat
- boot
- date
- wash
- rainy
- drift
- meter
- pants
- swept
- scald
- shade
- cloud
- maker
- spout
- water
- tight
- storm
- stick
- shower
- gutter
- shadow
- rainer
- jacket
- berain
- corona
- making
- soaked
- squall
- screen
- forest
- washed
- rainish
- rainout
- raintop
- clothes
- slicker
- raineth
- rainhat
- unrainy
- rainbow
- rainfed
- rainily
- rainest
- rainflow
- raincape
- nonrainy
- rainbowy
- raindrop
- rainbird
- rainpour
- rainsome
- raindate
- rainband
- raincoat
- rainwash
- rainworm
- rainsuit
- rainfall
- rainwear
- rainburn
- raingear
- rainless
- rainboot
- rainlike
- rainfast
- rainscald
- raininess
- rainmaker
- rainspout
- rainstorm
- rainbowed
- raindrift
- rainmeter
- rainstick
- raintight
- rainpants
- rainprint
- postrainy
- raincloud
- rainproof
- rainswept
- rainscape
- rainshade
- rainwater
- rainbowish
- rainsoaked
- rainmaking
- rainjacket
- rainlessly
- raincoated
- rainstormy
- rainshower
- rainshadow
- rainsquall
- rainscreen
- rainforest
- rainwashed
- rainbowism
- raincoater
- rain shower
- rainclothes
- rainslicker
- rain gutter
- rainbowlike
- rainbowfish
- rainfallwise
- raincoatless
- coronal rain
- rainlessness
- rainforested
- nonrainforest
- paleorainfall
- palaeorainfall
- rainforestation