rorifer

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Latin

Etymology

From rōs (“dew”) +‎ -fer.

Adjective

rōrifer (feminine rōrifera, neuter rōriferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. which brings or spreads dew, dew-bringing

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rōrifer rōrifera rōriferum rōriferī rōriferae rōrifera
Genitive rōriferī rōriferae rōriferī rōriferōrum rōriferārum rōriferōrum
Dative rōriferō rōriferō rōriferīs
Accusative rōriferum rōriferam rōriferum rōriferōs rōriferās rōrifera
Ablative rōriferō rōriferā rōriferō rōriferīs
Vocative rōrifer rōrifera rōriferum rōriferī rōriferae rōrifera

Descendants

  • → English: roriferous
  • → French: rorifère

References

  • “rorifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rorifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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