skyfall

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === ſkyfall (obsolete typography) === Etymology === Compound of sky (“sky”) +‎ fall (“fall”). First attested in 1734. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ɧỳːfal/ === Noun === skyfall n 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 ==== ==== Synonyms ==== störtskur störtregn spöregn hällregn ösregn ==== Derived terms ==== skyfallsliknande (“hard rain-like”) === References === “skyfall”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “skyfall”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)