rain
要点雨、雨が降る
意味
- 雨,雨降り,降雨
- 《the rains》(熱帯地方などの)雨期,雨季
- 《比喩(ひゆ)的に》《a ~》(…の)雨《+of+名〈複数〉》
- 《通例itを主語にして》雨が降る
- 雨のように降る
- (…に)…を雨のように降らす《+名+on(upon)+名》
例文
I ran into the house because it started to rain.
雨が降り始めたので、私は家に駆け込んだ。
A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain.
雨の中に放置しておくと自転車はさびるでしょう。
The weatherman says it'll rain in the afternoon.
天気予報だと午後は雨ですよ。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
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”), Ci…
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