rorans
See also: rörans
Latin
Etymology
Present participle of rōrō
Participle
rōrāns (genitive rōrantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- trickling, dripping, dropping
- 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.141:
- lītore siccābat rōrantēs nūdā capillōs
- Naked on the shore, she was drying her dripping hair
(See Venus (mythology) and Venus Anadyomene (Titian).)
- Naked on the shore, she was drying her dripping hair
- lītore siccābat rōrantēs nūdā capillōs
- sprinkling, drizzling (of rain)
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | rōrāns | rōrantēs | rōrantia | ||
| genitive | rōrantis | rōrantium | |||
| dative | rōrantī | rōrantibus | |||
| accusative | rōrantem | rōrāns | rōrantēs rōrantīs |
rōrantia | |
| ablative | rōrante rōrantī1 |
rōrantibus | |||
| vocative | rōrāns | rōrantēs | rōrantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.