What is the Latin word for rainy?

The usual Latin words for “rainy” are pluvius, pluviōsus, mēnsa; also quī. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“rainy” in Latin

pluviusrainy, bringing rain pluviōsusFull of rain, rainy.mēnsaa table; a table of food; meal, course, feast; an altar (sacrificial table)quīwho, that, which, what

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

rainy

pluvius (bringing rain with it; of winds, seasons, etc., or, where it usually rains, of a country): pluviosus (where or when it rains much; e.g., of winter): rainy weather, tempestas pluvia; pluvius caeli status; caelum pluvium. The rainy season, mensis, quo (or menses, quibus) imbres continui deferuntur (when it regularly rains with little or no cessation; after Sen., N.Q., 4, 4, extr.).

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What is the Latin word for rainy?: The usual Latin words for “rainy” are pluvius, pluviōsus, mēnsa; also quī. 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.