LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

rōrifer

rōrifer (feminine rōrifera, neuter rōriferum)

Meaning

  1. adjectivewhich brings or spreads dew, dew-bringing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativein -er
rōrifer		rōriferarōriferum
genitiverōriferīrōriferaerōriferī
dativerōriferōrōriferaerōriferō
accusativerōriferumrōriferamrōriferum
ablativerōriferōrōriferārōriferō
vocativerōriferrōriferarōriferum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerōriferīrōriferaerōrifera
genitiverōriferōrumrōriferārumrōriferōrum
dativerōriferīsrōriferīsrōriferīs
accusativerōriferōsrōriferāsrōrifera
ablativerōriferīsrōriferīsrōriferīs
vocativerōriferīrōriferaerōrifera

rōrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. ros-fero,
I. dewbringing (poet.), Lucr. 6, 864; Stat. Th. 1, 338; Sen. Hippol. 11.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin rōrifer From rōs (“dew”) + -fer.

Descendants
  • Englishroriferous
  • Frenchrorifère

Quick answers

What does rōrifer mean in Latin?
rōrifer, a adjective, means “which brings or spreads dew, dew-bringing”.
Where does rōrifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs → Proto-Italic *rōs → Latin rōrifer.