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
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...cocleae in occulto latent, suo sibi suco vivont, ros si non cadit, item parasiti rebus prolatis latent..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."