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Rain
Definitions
- 1 A female given name.
- 1 Condensed water falling from a cloud. uncountable, usually
"We've been having a lot of rain lately."
- 2 anything happening rapidly or in quick successive wordnet
- 3 Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops. figuratively, uncountable, usually
- 4 water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere wordnet
- 5 An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. figuratively, uncountable, usually
"A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches."
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- 6 drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds wordnet
- 1 To have rain fall from the sky. impersonal
"Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today."
- 2 Obsolete form of reign. alt-of, obsolete
"Such wondrous science in mans witt to rain."
- 3 precipitate as rain wordnet
- 4 To fall as or like rain. figuratively, intransitive
"Tears rained from her eyes."
- 5 To issue (something) in large quantities. figuratively, transitive
"The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head."
Etymology
From Middle English reyn, rein, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, of uncertain origin. Possibly from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (“to flow”), although the consonant reflexes don't match. Cognates Cognate with Yola rhyne, ryne (“rain”), North Frisian Riin, rin (“rain”), Saterland Frisian Rien (“rain”), West Frisian rein (“rain”), Dutch regen (“rain”), Limburgish raenger, Rään (“rain”), German Low German Regen, Ręgen, Rägen (“rain”), Luxembourgish Reen (“rain”), German Regen (“rain”), Mòcheno reng (“rain”), Vilamovian raan (“rain”), Alemannic German regu, räge, rägä (“rain”), Bavarian Regn, rein (“rain”), Cimbrian regan, réego, reng (“rain”), Yiddish רעגן (regn, “rain”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish regn (“rain”), Crimean Gothic reghen (“rain”), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign, “rain”).
From Middle English reinen, from Old English reġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną, from *regną (“rain”), as above. Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian règhenan, rengen (“to rain”), Dutch regenen (“to rain”), German regnen (“to rain”), Limburgish raengere, rääne (“to rain”), Low German regen (“to rain”), Luxembourgish reenen (“to rain”), Yiddish רעגענען (regenen, “to rain”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål regne (“to rain”), Faroese, Swedish regna (“to rain”), Icelandic rigna (“to rain”), Norwegian Nynorsk regna, regne (“to rain”).
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