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lietus

lietus

See also: lietūs

Latvian

Lietus
Lietus

Noun

lietus m (3rd declension)

  1. rain, shower; rainwater
    pavasara lietus ― spring rain, shower
    garie rudens lietus ― long autumn rain
    spēcīgs lietus' ― heavy rain
    īslaicīgs lietus ― short-term rain
    lietus bungo pa jumtu ― the rain is drumming on the roof
    lietus līst ― it (lit. rain) is raining
    lietus līņā, smidzina ― it (lit. rain) is drizzling
    lietus ūdensrainwater
    lietus lāsesraindrops
    lietus pil no jumta ― the rain(water) is dripping from the roof
    lietus mākoņirain clouds
    lietus mētelis, lietusmētelisrain coat
    caur pelēcīgo lietus plīvuru parādās kravas automobilis ― through the grayish veil of rain a truck (lit. cargo automobile) appeared
    viņi bija lietū ieecējuši auzas ― they had began to harrow the oats in the rain (= while it was raining)
  2. (in the plural) rains, rainy period
    pēc lielajiem lietiem sākās labības pļauja ― after the big rains began the cereal harvest
  3. (figuratively) rain (a rain-like group of small moving objects; a large number of similar things)
    zvaigžņu lietus ― star rain (= meteor shower)
    dzirksteļu lietus ― spark rain (= many sparks)
    ložu lietus ― bullet rain (e.g., from a machine gun)
    priedēs iespurdz vējš, un uz ceļa nolīst ziedputekšņu lietus ― the wind began to flutter in the pine trees, and a rain of pollen fell (lit. rained) on the road

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), lietus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Lithuanian

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): [ljɛˈtʊs]

Noun

lietùs m (plural líetūs) stress pattern 3

  1. rain
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Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): [ˈlijɛtʊs]

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líetus m pl

  1. accusative plural form of lietus.