rainとは

語源

From Middle English reyn, rein, from 古期英語 rēn, reġn (“rain”), from Proto-Germanic *regnaz (“rain”) (compare West Frisian rein, Dutch regen, German Regen, Danish かつ Norwegian regn), of uncertain origin. Possibly from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (“to flow”) (compare Latin rigō (“wet, soak”), Lithuanian rõki (“drizzling rain”), Albanian rrjedh (“to flow, drip”)), although the consonant reflexes don't match.

発音

• enPR: rān, IPA^(key): /ɹeɪn/
• 韻: -eɪn
• 異形同音異義語: reign, rein

名詞

rain (usually uncountable, 複数形 rains)

1. Condensed water falling from a cloud.

   We've been having a lot of rain lately.

   The rains came late that year.

2. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
3. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

   A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.

使用する際の注意点

• shower, downpour, drop are some of the words used to count rain.

別の表記

• raygne (廃れた用法)

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:hydrometeor

派生語

動詞

rain (三人称単数 現在形 rains, 現在分詞 raining, 過去形および過去分詞形 rained)

1. (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.

   It will rain today.

2. (intransitive) To fall as or like rain.
   • Shakespeare

     The rain it raineth every day.

   Tears rained from her eyes.

   Leaves rained from the tree.

   Bombs rained from the sky.

3. (transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.

   The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.

4. (obsolete) To reign.
   • Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene, Book I, canto V.

     Such wondrous science in mans witt to rain.

派生語

参考

• drizzle
• hail
• mizzle
• precipitation
• serein
• shower
• sleet
• snow
• storm
• Wikipedia article on rain

アナグラム

• ARIN, Arin, Iran, NIRA, Nair, RNAi, Rian, Rina, arni, rani