LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rōridus

rōridus (feminine rōrida, neuter rōridum)

Meaning

  1. adjectivedewy, bedewed, wet with dew

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerōridusrōridarōridum
genitiverōridīrōridaerōridī
dativerōridōrōridaerōridō
accusativerōridumrōridamrōridum
ablativerōridōrōridārōridō
vocativerōriderōridarōridum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerōridīrōridaerōrida
genitiverōridōrumrōridārumrōridōrum
dativerōridīsrōridīsrōridīs
accusativerōridōsrōridāsrōrida
ablativerōridīsrōridīsrōridīs
vocativerōridīrōridaerōrida

rōrĭdus, a, um, adj. ros,
I. bedewed, dewy, wet with dew: terga jugi, Prop. 5, 4, 48: specus, App. M. 4, p. 150, 14.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rṓs
  2. Proto-Italic*rōs
  3. Latinrōridus

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rōridus From rōs (“dew”) + -idus.

Descendants
  • Englishrorid
  • Italianrorido

Quick answers

What does rōridus mean in Latin?
rōridus, a adjective, means “dewy, bedewed, wet with dew”.
Where does rōridus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs → Proto-Italic *rōs → Latin rōridus.