noun · masculinethird declension
ūvor
ūvor m (genitive ūvōris)
Classical[ˈuː.wɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈuː.vor]
Meaning
- moisture, humidity
Uvae ab uvore.
The name of grapes [uva] comes from their humidity [uvor].116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 4
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ūvor | ūvōrēs |
| genitive | ūvōris | ūvōrum |
| dative | ūvōrī | ūvōribus |
| accusative | ūvōrem | ūvōrēs |
| ablative | ūvōre | ūvōribus |
| vocative | ūvor | ūvōrēs |
ūvor, ōris, m. uveo, uvens; v. uva init.,
I. moistness, moisture, humidity:
uvae ab uvore, Varr. L. L. 5, § 104 Müll.Origins
From *ūveō + -or, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-. See ūvidus and ūmeō (“to be moist”).