A tide or flow of liquid in drops or a succession of small flowing movements; archaic or poetic term for a flow of water in droplets.
From Latin 'gutta' (drop) with the suffix '-ide' (from Latin '-idus,' meaning a quality or state). This is a rare or archaic formation combining drop-imagery with flowing motion.
This is a beautiful archaic word that poets might use to describe a gentle drip—by combining 'gutta' (drop) with '-ide' (state or quality), it creates the image of something between a drop and a tide, which is exactly what a slow drip feels like.
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