pluvial
/pˈluːviəl/PLOO-vee-uhl
/pˈluviəl/PLOO-vee-uhl
Meaningrainy
Common meaning: of rain
- pluvrainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1389 · scan
- ialadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinpluvia, -ae‘rain’
- Frenchpluvial
- Englishpluvial‘of rain’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin pluvia ‘rain’.
Roots
- pluvia, -ae Latin “rain”
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