llover

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎoˈbeɾ/ [ʎoˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: llo‧ver

Verb

llover

  1. (impersonal) to rain

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere. Compare Portuguese chover.

Pronunciation

 

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  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: llo‧ver

Verb

llover (impersonal, third-person singular present llueve, third-person singular preterite llovió, past participle llovido)

  1. (intransitive, usually impersonal) to rain
    Hyponym: lloviznar
    Coordinate term: nevar
    Llueve.It’s raining.

Usage notes

  • Usually only used in the third person, except in figurative usage:
    2006, Andrés Trapiello, “Lluevo”, in El volador de cometas: antología poética[1]:
    Lluevo en esta ciudad
    envuelto en frío, en aguacero, en noche,
    I rain in this city
    Wrapped in cold, in downpour, in night,

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