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“rain-water” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rain-water
aqua pluvia, aquae pluviae, imbrium aqua or aquae (in respect of its source): aqua pluvialis or pluviatilis (in respect of its quality).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rain-water?
- The usual Latin words for “rain-water” are aqua, pluviātilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.