LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

rōrātiō

rōrātiō f (genitive rōrātiōnis)

Meaning

  1. dewfall

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerōrātiōrōrātiōnēs
genitiverōrātiōnisrōrātiōnum
dativerōrātiōnīrōrātiōnibus
accusativerōrātiōnemrōrātiōnēs
ablativerōrātiōnerōrātiōnibus
vocativerōrātiōrōrātiōnēs

rōrātĭo, ōnis, f. roro,
I. a falling of dew, dew.
I. Lit., Vitr. 8, 2, 2.—In plur.: nocturnae, App. M. 9, p. 232, 6.—
II. Transf.
A. The falling off of the grape in consequence of a cold dew (a disease of the grapes), Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 226.—
B. A dropping in the clepsydra, Cassiod. Var. 1, 48.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin rōrātiō From rōrō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does rōrātiō mean in Latin?
rōrātiō, a noun, means “dewfall”.
What is the genitive of rōrātiō?
The genitive singular is rōrātiōnis. rōrātiō is feminine, third declension.