raindrop
English
/ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/, /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/
noun
Definitions
- A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rein-drope inherited from Old English reġndropa (drop of rain, raindrop) inherited from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô (raindrop) compound from English rain + English drop (act of dropping).
Origin
English
drop
Gloss
act of dropping
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backdrop English
- bedrop English
- berain English
- coronal rain English
- dewdrop English
- drop English
- drop-drill English
- dropbox English
- dropcloth English
- dropdown English
- dropfile English
- dropful English
- drophead English
- dropitis English
- dropkick English
- dropleaf English
- dropless English
- droplet English
- droplight English
- droplike English
- dropline English
- droplist English
- dropmeal English
- dropnet English
- dropometry English
- dropout English
- droppable English
- dropper English
- droppest English
- droppeth English
- dropseed English
- dropship English
- dropside English
- dropsite English
- dropstone English
- droptop English
- dropwise English
- dropworm English
- dropwort English
- dropzone English
- eardrop English
- eavedrop English
- eavesdrop English
- eyedrop English
- gumdrop English
- ice drop English
- maildrop English
- microdrop English
- misdrop English
- multidrop English
- nanodrop English
- overdrop English
- predrop English
- rain English
- rain gutter English
- rain shower English
- rainband English
- rainbird English
- rainboot English
- rainbow English
- rainburn English
- raincape English
- rainclothes English
- raincloud English
- raincoat English
- raindate English
- raindrift English
- rainer English
- rainest English
- raineth English
- rainfall English
- rainfast English
- rainfed English
- rainflow English
- rainforest English
- raingear English
- rainhat English
- rainish English
- rainjacket English
- rainless 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
- rainsuit English
- rainswept English
- raintight English
- raintop English
- rainwash English
- rainwashed English
- rainwater English
- rainwear English
- rainworm English
- rainy English
- rosedrop English
- snowdrop English
- sweatdrop English
- teardrop English
- waterdrop English
- droppi Finnish
- Regen German
- Regentropfen German
- Tropfen German
- drop French
- dropper French
- droppe Norwegian Bokmål
- dropar Portuguese
- *regnadrupô Proto-Germanic
- droppe Swedish
- regn Swedish
- regndroppe Swedish
- dropa Old English
- regndropa Old English
- reġndropa Old English
- rein-drope Middle English
- reyn Middle English
- *regndropi Old Norse
- dropi Icelandic
- regn Icelandic
- regndropi Icelandic
- ice drop Cebuano
- regantropfo Old High German
- regentropfe Middle High German
- Drëps Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Reen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Reendrëps Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *regandropo Old Dutch
- rēgendroppe Middle Low German
- *regandropo Old Saxon
- Drüpp German Low German
- Regen German Low German
- ren Tok Pisin
- Regendrüpp Low German
- alen Sranan Tongo
- rain
- drop
- rainy
- bedrop
- rainer
- berain
- gumdrop
- rainish
- eardrop
- rainout
- dropful
- raintop
- droptop
- dropbox
- droplet
- raineth
- rainhat
- dewdrop
- dropout
- dropper
- eyedrop
- rainbow
- predrop
- rainfed
- misdrop
- dropnet
- rainest
- dropfile
- droppeth
- rainflow
- overdrop
- raincape
- dropwort
- eavedrop
- teardrop
- dropless
- maildrop
- dropleaf
- dropsite
- dropship
- dropzone
- rosedrop
- rainbird
- nanodrop
- rainpour
- snowdrop
- backdrop
- drophead
- dropmeal
- dropline
- dropworm
- ice drop
- dropitis
- rainsome
- dropkick
- raindate
- rainband
- raincoat
- rainwash
- droplike
- dropdown
- rainworm
- rainsuit
- rainfall
- dropside
- dropseed
- dropwise
- rainwear
- droplist
- rainburn
- raingear
- rainless
- rainboot
- rainlike
- rainfast
- droppest
- rainscald
- waterdrop
- rainmaker
- rainspout
- multidrop
- eavesdrop
- dropstone
- rainstorm
- droppable
- raindrift
- rainmeter
- rainstick
- raintight
- rainpants
- rainprint
- droplight
- dropcloth
- raincloud
- rainproof
- rainswept
- rainscape
- rainshade
- microdrop
- sweatdrop
- rainwater
- rainsoaked
- rainmaking
- drop-drill
- rainjacket
- rainshower
- rainshadow
- dropometry
- rainsquall
- rainscreen
- rainforest
- rainwashed
- rain shower
- rainclothes
- rainslicker
- rain gutter
- coronal rain