lietus

Latvian

noun

Definitions

rain, shower; rainwater
(in the plural) rains, rainy period
(figuratively) rain a rain-like group of small moving objects, a large number of similar things

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *l(e/o)ʔi-, *leˀi-.

Origin

Proto-Balto-Slavic

*l(e/o)ʔi-, *leˀi-

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Cognates and derived terms

litus Latin
lido Italian
*ley- Proto-Indo-European
*līþu Proto-Germanic
ieliet Latvian
liet Latvian
lietains Latvian
lietavas Latvian
lietussargs Latvian
sargs Latvian
lisë Albanian
𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿 Gothic
*litšā Proto-Albanian
*l(e/o)ʔi-, *leˀi- Proto-Balto-Slavic
*lei- Proto-Balto-Slavic