rainer

See also: Rainer

English

Etymology

rain + -er

Noun

rainer (plural rainers)

  1. (rare) That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower.
    • c, 1893-1899, Ralph T. H. Griffith (translator), The Vedas
      Indra, Brhaspati, rainers of treasure, rejoicing at this sacrifice drink the Soma.
    • 1974, Arthur Chapman Barnes, The Sugar Cane, page 190:
      Pressure volume relationships determine the quantity of water discharged from rainers of different sizes of nozzle in a given time over the area of the wetted circles []

French

Etymology

From rainure + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.ne/, /ʁe.ne/
  • (file)

Verb

rainer

  1. (transitive) to groove (make a groove in)

Conjugation

Further reading

Old French

Verb

rainer

  1. Alternative form of reignier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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