Imbre
/ˈɪm.bər/noun
An obsolete English word meaning rain or a rainstorm.
Did you know?Latin imber, meaning “rain,” helped name the imbrex, a curved roof tile designed to channel rainwater away from buildings.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂embʰ-ro-
“A reconstructed root associated with rain or precipitation”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὄμβρος (ómbros)
“A rain shower or heavy rain”
Classical Latin
Latin
imber
“Rain, rainstorm, or storm cloud”
Late Latin
Latin
imber
“Rain; the source of several technical terms connected with rainfall”
17th Century
English
imbre
“Rain or a rainstorm; an obsolete literary form”
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