rorans
See also: rörans
Latin
Etymology
Present participle of rōrō
Participle
rōrāns (genitive rōrantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- trickling, dripping, dropping
- 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.141:
- lītore siccābat rōrantēs nūdā capillōs
- Naked on the shore, she was drying her dripping hair
(See Venus (mythology) and Venus Anadyomene (Titian).)
- Naked on the shore, she was drying her dripping hair
- lītore siccābat rōrantēs nūdā capillōs
- sprinkling, drizzling (of rain)
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | rōrāns | rōrantēs | rōrantia | ||
| Genitive | rōrantis | rōrantium | |||
| Dative | rōrantī | rōrantibus | |||
| Accusative | rōrantem | rōrāns | rōrantēs rōrantīs |
rōrantia | |
| Ablative | rōrante rōrantī1 |
rōrantibus | |||
| Vocative | rōrāns | rōrantēs | rōrantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Descendants
- → Spanish: rorante
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