ros
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ros, roris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dew; light rain; spray/splash water; [ros marinus/maris => rosemary];
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...cocleae in occulto latent, suo sibi suco vivont, ros si non cadit, item parasiti rebus prolatis latent..." - L
Libri XI-XIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...apud Indos mel in arundinum foliis, quod aut ros illius caeli aut ipsius arundinis umor dulcis et pinguior..." - P
Ecloga VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...laurus. Frigida uix caelo noctis decesserat umbra, cum ros in tenera pecori gratissimus herba, incumbens tereti Damon..." - P
Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...carpamus, dum mane nouum, dum gramina canent, et ros in tenera pecori gratissimus herba. inde ubi quarta sitim..." - P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...quantum longis carpent armenta diebus exigua tantum gelidus ros nocte reponet. nigra fere et presso pinguis sub uomere..." - P
Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...guttae, quaque pedem movi, manat lacus, eque capillis ros cadit, et citius, quam nunc tibi facta renarro..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Silva nemus non alta facit; tegit arbutus herbam, Ros maris et lauri nigraque myrtus olent: Nec densum foliis..."