noun

[C, U]

Rain; water falling from clouds in drops.

'lietus

Pronunciation

Etymology

Inherited Baltic word, cognate with Latvian lietus “rain” and related to Lithuanian lyti “to rain.”

Examples

Šiandien lyja lietus.

Šian'dien 'lyja 'lietus.

It is raining today.

Lietus barbeno į langą.

'Lietus bar'beno į 'langą.

The rain was tapping on the window.

Rytoj prognozuojamas lietus.

Ry'toj progno'zuojamas 'lietus.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow.

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Collocations

smarkus lietus

stiprus lietus

gausus lietus

šiltas lietus

lietus lyja

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