roscidus

Latin

Alternative forms

rōridus
rōsidus

Etymology

From rōs +‎ -idus with an unetymological -c-, probably by analogy with mūcidus (“moldy, musty”), sūcidus (“juicy, sappy; oily, greasy”) and viscidus (“sticky, glutinous”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈroːs.ki.dus/, [ˈroːs.kɪ.dʊs]

Adjective

rōscidus (feminine rōscida, neuter rōscidum); first/second declension

dewy
moist

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	rōscidus	rōscida	rōscidum	rōscidī	rōscidae	rōscida
Genitive	rōscidī	rōscidae	rōscidī	rōscidōrum	rōscidārum	rōscidōrum
Dative	rōscidō	rōscidae	rōscidō	rōscidīs	rōscidīs	rōscidīs
Accusative	rōscidum	rōscidam	rōscidum	rōscidōs	rōscidās	rōscida
Ablative	rōscidō	rōscidā	rōscidō	rōscidīs	rōscidīs	rōscidīs
Vocative	rōscide	rōscida	rōscidum	rōscidī	rōscidae	rōscida

Derived terms

*rōscidō (Vulgar Latin)

Descendants

English: roscid (borrowed)
Galician: resío
Portuguese: ruço, róscido (borrowed)
Spanish: rociar, rocío, rucio

References

roscidus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
roscidus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
roscidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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