Old English · noun
regnwæter
Normalised reġnwæter
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈrejnˌwæ.ter/
- Syllables
- ˈrejn · ˌwæ · ter (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- rainwater
Meaning
-
rainwater
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | reġnwæter | reġnwæter |
| Accusative | reġnwæter | reġnwæter |
| Genitive | reġnwæteres | reġnwætera |
| Dative | reġnwætere | reġnwæterum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *regnawatar, from Proto-Germanic *regnawatōr. Cognate with Old High German reganwazzar and Icelandic regnvatn.
Descendants
rainwater
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