verbfirst conjugation
rōrō
rōrō (present infinitive rōrāre, perfect active rōrāvī, supine rōrātum)
Classical[ˈroː.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɔː.ro]
rōrāns pres. act. ptcp.
Meaning
- to cause dew, drip; be moist
- to drop, trickle, distil
- to sprinkle, drizzle (rain lightly)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rōrō | rōrābam | rōrābō | rōrāvī | rōrāveram | rōrāverō rōrārō |
| 2nd sg. | rōrās | rōrābās | rōrābis | rōrāvistī rōrāstī | rōrāverās rōrārās | rōrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | rōrat | rōrābat | rōrābit | rōrāvit | rōrāverat rōrārat | rōrāverit rōrārit |
| 1st pl. | rōrāmus | rōrābāmus | rōrābimus | rōrāvimus | rōrāverāmus | rōrāverimus rōrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | rōrātis | rōrābātis | rōrābitis | rōrāvistis rōrāstis | rōrāverātis rōrārātis | rōrāveritis rōrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | rōrant | rōrābant | rōrābunt | rōrāvērunt rōrāvēre, rōrārunt | rōrāverant rōrārant | rōrāverint rōrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rōrem | rōrārem | rōrāverim rōrārim | rōrāvissem rōrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | rōrēs | rōrārēs | rōrāverīs | rōrāvissēs rōrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | rōret | rōrāret | rōrāverit rōrārit | rōrāvisset rōrāsset |
| 1st pl. | rōrēmus | rōrārēmus | rōrāverīmus rōrārīmus | rōrāvissēmus rōrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | rōrētis | rōrārētis | rōrāverītis rōrārītis | rōrāvissētis rōrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | rōrent | rōrārent | rōrāverint rōrārint | rōrāvissent rōrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rōror | rōrābar | rōrābor |
| 2nd sg. | rōrāris rōrāre | rōrābāris rōrābāre | rōrāberis rōrābere |
| 3rd sg. | rōrātur | rōrābātur | rōrābitur |
| 1st pl. | rōrāmur | rōrābāmur | rōrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | rōrāminī | rōrābāminī | rōrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | rōrantur | rōrābantur | rōrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rōrer | rōrārer |
| 2nd sg. | rōrēris rōrēre | rōrārēris rōrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | rōrētur | rōrārētur |
| 1st pl. | rōrēmur | rōrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | rōrēminī | rōrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | rōrentur | rōrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | rōrā | rōrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | rōrāte | rōrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | rōrātō | rōrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | rōrātō | rōrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | rōrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | rōrantō | rōrantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | rōrāre | rōrārī |
| perfect infinitive | rōrāvisse rōrāsse | rōrātum esse |
| future infinitive | rōrātūrum esse | rōrātum īrī |
| present participle | rōrāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | rōrātus rōrāta, rōrātā, rōrātae, rōrātam, rōrātārum, rōrātās, rōrātī, rōrātōrum, rōrātōs |
| future participle | rōrātūrus rōrātūra, rōrātūrā, rōrātūrae, rōrātūram, rōrātūrārum, rōrātūrās, rōrātūre, rōrātūrī, rōrātūrīs, rōrātūrō, rōrātūrōrum, rōrātūrōs, rōrātūrum | rōrandus rōranda, rōrandā, rōrandae, rōrandam, rōrandārum, rōrandās, rōrande, rōrandīs, rōrandōrum, rōrandōs |
gerundrōrandī, rōrandō, rōrandumsupinerōrātum, rōrātū
rōro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [ros], to let fall, drop, or distil dew (syn. stillo).
I. Lit.
a. Neutr.: (Aurora) toto rorat in orbe, Ov. M. 13, 622:
cum rorare Tithonia conjux Coeperit, id. F. 3, 403: rorate, caeli, Vulg. Isa. 45, 8. — More usually impers., dew falls, it drizzles, it sprinkles: ante rorat quam pluit, Varr. L. L. 7, § 58; Col. 11, 2, 45; 76; Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74; Suet. Aug. 92. — b. Act.:
tellus rorata mane pruinā, moistened, besprinkled, Ov. F. 3, 357.— II. Transf., to drop, trickle, drip, distil.
a. Neutr.:
lacrimis spargunt rorantibus ora genasque, with trickling, flowing, Lucr. 2, 977 (cf. infra, b.): rorant pennaeque sinusque, drip or shed moisture, Ov. M. 1, 267: comae, id. ib. 5, 488: ora dei madidā barbā, id. ib. 1, 339; cf. id. ib. 3, 683; 177; 14, 786: sanguine vepres, Verg. A. 8, 645; 11, 8: lacte capellae, id. Cul. 75: ora, Luc. 2, 123: hostili cruore arma, Quint. Decl. 4, 8.—b. Act., to bedew, to moisten, wet:
circumstant, lacrimis rorantes ora genasque, Lucr. 3, 469: saxa cruore, Sil. 10, 263. — And with the liquid as an object: quam caelum intrare parantem Roratis lustravit aquis Iris, with sprinkled waters, Ov. M. 4, 479; id. F. 4, 728: si roraverit quantulum cumque imbrem, Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74.—Absol.: pocula rorantia, which yielded the wine drop by drop (a transl. of the Gr. ἐπιψεκάζειν), * Cic. Sen. 14, 46: rorans juvenis, the youth pouring out, the young cup-bearer, i. e. Ganymedes, as a constellation (Aquarius), Manil. 5, 482.— * B. Trop., to drop, distil, etc.:
si minutis illis suis et rorantibus responsionibus satisfaciet consulenti, Macr. S. 7, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rōrō āvī, ātus, āre
ros, to drop dew, scatter dew : (Aurora) toto rorat in orbe, O.: Cum rorare Tithonia coniunx Coeperit, O.: tellus roratā mane pruinā, besprinkled , O.— To drop, trickle, drip, distil : pocula rorantia: rorant pennaeque sinūsque, shed moisture , O.: ora dei madidā barbā, O.: rorabant sanguine vepres, V.: quam Roratis lustravit aquis, with sprinkled waters , O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rṓs
- Proto-Italic*rōs
- Latinrōrō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin rōrō From rōs (oblique stem rōr-) + -ō.
Borrowings
- Italianrorare
- Portugueserorar
- Spanishrorar
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianroura
- Romanianrourare
- Aromanianarãuredz, arãurari
- Aromanianrãuredz
In English words that came into English from rōrō
- irrorateirrōrātus
- rouse*arrosare