raindrop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- rānʹdrŏp (General-American)
- rānʹdrŏp (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.
Meanings
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A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
It is all so fine and orderly that it would seem that not only had the clouds and streams been kept harmoniously busy in the making of it, but that every raindrop sent like a bullet to a mark had been the subject of a separate thought, so sure is the outcome of beauty through the stormy centuries.
1902, John Muir, The Grand Cañon of the Colorado:1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| raindrops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
raindrop therapy · raindroppy · raindrop technique · raindroplet · raindrop cake
Hypernyms
Translations (70)
pl kropla deszczu (droplet of rainwater) · ru дождева́я ка́пля (droplet of rainwater) · th หยาดฝน (droplet of rainwater) · ja 雨滴 (droplet of rainwater) · de Regentropfen (droplet of rainwater) · fa قطرهٔ باران (droplet of rainwater) · ro picătură de ploaie (droplet of rainwater) · ja 雨粒 (droplet of rainwater) · mn борооны дусал (droplet of rainwater) · lt lietaus lašas (droplet of rainwater) · kw glawen (droplet of rainwater) · ar قَطْرَةُ مَطَر (droplet of rainwater) · sk dažďová kvapka (droplet of rainwater) · th เม็ดฝน (droplet of rainwater) · id titik hujan (droplet of rainwater) · pt pingo (droplet of rainwater) · ru дожди́нка (droplet of rainwater) · yi ריינדראַפּ (droplet of rainwater) · uk дощова́ кра́пля (droplet of rainwater) · et vihmapiisk (droplet of rainwater) · fo regndropi (droplet of rainwater) · bg дъждо́вна ка́пка (droplet of rainwater) · km តំណក់ទឹកភ្លៀង (droplet of rainwater) · id tetes hujan (droplet of rainwater) · sk kvapka dažďa (droplet of rainwater) · gd boinne uisge (droplet of rainwater) · sv regndroppe (droplet of rainwater) · twf łùléna (droplet of rainwater) · fr goutte de pluie (droplet of rainwater) · mr वर्षाबिंदु (droplet of rainwater) · ht gout lapli (droplet of rainwater) · nn regndrope (droplet of rainwater) · ja 雨垂れ (droplet of rainwater) · cy diferion glaw (droplet of rainwater) · nb regndråpe (droplet of rainwater) · he טיפת גשם (droplet of rainwater) · ko 빗방울 (droplet of rainwater) · ht grenn lapli (droplet of rainwater) · tr yağmur damlası (droplet of rainwater) · cmn 雨滴 (droplet of rainwater) · te వానచినుకు (droplet of rainwater) · oc gota de pluèja (droplet of rainwater) · th หยดฝน (droplet of rainwater) · kmr dilopa baranê (droplet of rainwater) · ru ка́пля дождя́ (droplet of rainwater) · vi giọt mưa (droplet of rainwater) · lb Reendrëps (droplet of rainwater) · ta மழைத்துளி (droplet of rainwater) · lv lietus lāse (droplet of rainwater) · az yağış damcısı (droplet of rainwater) · is regndropi (droplet of rainwater) · da regndråbe (droplet of rainwater) · pt pinga (droplet of rainwater) · mk капка дожд (droplet of rainwater) · tl patak-ulan (droplet of rainwater) · hu esőcsepp (droplet of rainwater) · bo ཆར་ཟིལ (droplet of rainwater) · uk кра́пля дощу́ (droplet of rainwater) · cmn 雨點 /雨点 (droplet of rainwater) · fi sadepisara (droplet of rainwater) · eo pluvero (droplet of rainwater) · lo ຢາດຝົນ (droplet of rainwater) · ca gota d'aigua (droplet of rainwater) · ml മഴത്തുള്ളി (droplet of rainwater) · es gota de lluvia (droplet of rainwater) · el στάλα (droplet of rainwater) · az yağış damlası (droplet of rainwater) · mnc ᠰᠠᠪᡩᠠᠨ (droplet of rainwater) · ang reġndropa (droplet of rainwater) · nl regendruppel (droplet of rainwater)