English → Latin
“dew” in Latin
rōsdew; moisture; rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)rōrōto cause dew, drip; be moist; to drop, trickle, distil; to sprinkle, drizzle (rain lightly)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dew v.
rore aspergere.
dew
ros (also, figuratively, of tears): The dew falls, rorat; ros cadit: to besprinkle with dew, rore aspergere: freshfallen dew, ros recens: the dews of heaven, ros coelestis: to be exposed to the dews of heaven (at night), nocturnum excipere rorem (Caes., B. C. 3, 15): the pearly dew, ros vitreus (glassy; Ov.): the morning dew, ros matutinus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dew?
- The usual Latin words for “dew” are rōs, rōrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.