Drippage

/ˈdrɪpɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

The act or process of dripping; the amount of liquid that drips or has dripped.

Etymology

From English 'drip' (imitative origin) + '-age' (suffix from Latin meaning 'action or process of'), creating a noun for the dripping phenomenon.

Kelly Says

The '-age' suffix is fascinating because it transforms verbs into nouns describing the process or result—think 'leakage,' 'breakage,' 'drainage'—and it's especially useful for describing unwanted stuff.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Sparkle
Sparkle
ARالعربية
لمعان
lima'an
BNবাংলা
চমক
chomok
CACatalà
bril
bree-l
CSČeština
lesk
lesk
DADansk
glans
glans
DEDeutsch
Glanz
glants
ELΕλληνικά
συρμα
sir-ma
ESEspañol
brillo
bree-yoh
FAفارسی
درخشش
dar-kashsh
FISuomi
kiilto
kiil-toh
FRFrançais
brillance
bree-yanss
GUGU
ચમક
chamak
HAHA
tsaye
tsay-eh
HEעברית
הדר
he-der
HIहिन्दी
चमक
chamak
HUMagyar
fény
feh-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilatan
ki-la-tan
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-w-u
ITItaliano
brillo
bree-loh
JA日本語
輝き
kagayaki
KKKK
жарылу
jarylu
KMKM
ស្វាយ
svaay
KO한국어
bit
MRMR
चमक
chamak
MSBahasa Melayu
kilatan
ki-la-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှင်
shwin
NLNederlands
glans
glans
NONorsk
glans
glans
PAPA
ਚਮਕ
chamak
PLPolski
blask
blas
PTPortuguês
brilho
bree-yloh
RORomână
strălucire
stră-lu-chi-reh
RUРусский
блеск
blesk
SVSvenska
glans
glans
SWKiswahili
angaza
an-ga-za
TAதமிழ்
ஒளி
o-li
TEతెలుగు
విరళి
vi-ra-li
THไทย
ประกาย
pra-ka-ai
TLTL
liwanag
lee-wa-nag
TRTürkçe
parlama
par-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
блиск
blysk
URاردو
چمک
chamak
VITiếng Việt
lấp lánh
lap lanh
YOYO
iṣẹ
i-ṣe
ZH中文
闪光
shǎn guāng
ZUZU
isilwane
ee-si-l-wa-ne

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