rorans

See also: rörans

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of rōrō

Participle

rōrāns (genitive rōrantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. 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).)

2. 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.

Descendants

• → Italian: rorante
• → Spanish: rorante