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rain¹
- /ɹeɪn/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɹæɪn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɾen/ Scotland
- /ɾei̯n/ Wales
Sounds like reign, rein · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
Inherited 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”).
noun rains · rayne · raygne
- Condensed water falling from a cloud. We've been having a lot of rain lately.
- Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
rain²
- /ɹeɪn/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɹæɪn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɾen/ Scotland
- /ɾei̯n/ Wales
Sounds like reign, rein · Rhymes with -eɪn
Where it comes from
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”).
verb rains · raining · rained · rain
- To have rain fall from the sky. Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.
- To fall as or like rain. Tears rained from her eyes.
- To issue (something) in large quantities. The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
rain³
- /ɹeɪn/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɹæɪn/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɾen/ Scotland
- /ɾei̯n/ Wales
Sounds like reign, rein · Rhymes with -eɪn
verb rains · raining · rained
- Obsolete form of reign Such wondrous science in mans witt to rain.
Rain⁴
proper noun
- A female given name.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rainwater, rain down, rainfall, pelting, flurry, shower, downpour, rainy, rainstorm, mist, deluge, hail, storm, drizzle, waterproof, water
Translations
Every language
noun condensed water from a cloud
| Español | lluvia, pluvia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비 bi |
| 日本語 | 雨 ame |
| 中文 | 雨 yǔ |
| हिन्दी | बारिश bāriś, बरसात barsāt, मेंह mẽh, वर्षा varṣā, वृष्टि vŕṣṭi |
| Kiswahili | mvua, manyunyu |
| Português | chuva |
| Français | pluie |
| Deutsch | Regen |
| Italiano | pioggia |
| Ελληνικά | βροχή vrochí |
| Română | ploaie |
| Русский | дождь doždʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mưa |
| العربية | مَطَر maṭar |
| עברית | גֶּשֶׁם géshem, מָטָר matár |
noun any matter falling
| Español | lluvia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비 bi |
| 日本語 | 雨 ame |
| हिन्दी | वर्षा varṣā |
| Kiswahili | mvua |
| Português | chuva |
| Français | pluie |
| Deutsch | Regen |
| Ελληνικά | βροχή vrochí |
| Русский | дождь doždʹ |
| עברית | מִשְׁקָע mishká |
noun an instance of particles falling
| Español | lluvia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 雨 ame, 雨下 uka |
| हिन्दी | वर्षा varṣā |
| Kiswahili | mvua |
| Português | chuva |
| Français | pluie |
| Deutsch | Regen |
| Ελληνικά | βροχή vrochí |
| Română | ploaie |
| Русский | дождь doždʹ, град grad, ли́вень lívenʹ |
verb of rain: to fall from the sky
| Español | llover |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오다 oda |
| 日本語 | 雨が降る ame ga furu, 雨下する uka suru |
| 中文 | 下雨 xiàyǔ, 降雨 jiàngyǔ |
| हिन्दी | पड़ना paṛnā, पानी पड़ना pānī paṛnā |
| Kiswahili | kunyesha |
| Português | chover |
| Français | pleuvoir, royer |
| Deutsch | regnen |
| Italiano | piovere |
| Ελληνικά | βρέχω vrécho |
| Română | ploua |
| Русский | ли́ть lítʹ, идти́ idtí |
| Tiếng Việt | mưa |
| العربية | أَمْطَرَ ʔamṭara, مَطَرَ maṭara |
| עברית | ירד yarád |
verb to fall in large quantities
| 日本語 | 雨下する uka suru |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mvua |
| Português | chover |
| Français | pleuvoir des cordes |
| Deutsch | regnen |
| Română | ploua |
| Русский | сы́паться дождём sýpatʹsja doždjóm, сы́паться гра́дом sýpatʹsja grádom |
verb to issue in large quantities
| Español | llover |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kunyesha |
| Português | fazer chover |
| العربية | أَمْطَرَ ʔamṭara |
| עברית | הִמְטִיר himtír |
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title = {rain},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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