Latin

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Etymology

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From rōs (dew) +‎ -idus.

Adjective

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rōridus (feminine rōrida, neuter rōridum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. dewy, bedewed, wet with dew

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rōridus rōrida rōridum rōridī rōridae rōrida
Genitive rōridī rōridae rōridī rōridōrum rōridārum rōridōrum
Dative rōridō rōridō rōridīs
Accusative rōridum rōridam rōridum rōridōs rōridās rōrida
Ablative rōridō rōridā rōridō rōridīs
Vocative rōride rōrida rōridum rōridī rōridae rōrida

Descendants

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  • English: rorid
  • Italian: rorido

References

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  • roridus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • roridus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • roridus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.