noun · femininethird declension
rōrātiō
rōrātiō f (genitive rōrātiōnis)
Meaning
- dewfall
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rōrātiō | rōrātiōnēs |
| genitive | rōrātiōnis | rōrātiōnum |
| dative | rōrātiōnī | rōrātiōnibus |
| accusative | rōrātiōnem | rōrātiōnēs |
| ablative | rōrātiōne | rōrātiōnibus |
| vocative | rōrātiō | rōrātiōnēs |
rōrātĭo, ōnis, f. roro,
I. a falling of dew, dew.
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.