skyfall

Swedish

Etymology

sky (“sky”) +‎ fall (“fall”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɧỳːfal/

Noun

skyfall n

1. hard rain, cloudburst

Usage notes

• SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, define skyfall as either at least 50 mm (c. 2 in.) rain per hour, or, at least 1 mm (c. 0.04 in.) rain per minute.

Declension

Declension of skyfall

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	skyfall	skyfalls
	definite	skyfallet	skyfallets
plural	indefinite	skyfall	skyfalls
	definite	skyfallen	skyfallens

Synonyms

• störtskur
• störtregn
• spöregn
• hällregn
• ösregn

Derived terms

• skyfallsliknande (“hard rain-like”)

References

• skyfall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skyfall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skyfall in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)