ro

See also Appendix:Variations of "ro"

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• rho

Noun

ro f. (plural ros)

1. Rho; the Greek letter Ρ (lowercase ρ).

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró (“rest”) (whence also the Icelandic ró (“calm, rest, tranquillity”)).

Noun

ro c. (singular definite roen, not used in plural form)

1. calmness

Etymology 2

From Old Norse róa (“row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōanan (“to row”).

Verb

ro (imperative ro, infinitive at ro, present tense ror, past tense roede, past participle er/har roet)

1. row (using oars)

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Gilbertese

Noun

ro

1. dark.

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Guaraní

ro

Adjective

ro

1. bitter

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Japanese

Syllable

ro

1. The hiragana syllable ろ (ro) or the katakana syllable ロ (ro) in Hepburn romanization.

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Lojban

Cmavo

ro

1. each, all

   xu ro lo rozgu cu xunre

   Is every rose red?

   mi nelci ro lo mlatu

   I like all cats.

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Norwegian

Noun

ro c.

1. peace (tranquility, quiet, harmony)

This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at peace. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see ro in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ro, from Old Welsh ry, from Latin pro

Adverb

ro

1. very, too, much, exceedingly
   • ro-bheag - too little
   • le ro-aire - with great care
   • ro mhath - very good
   • Tha e ro fhuar. - It is too cold.
   • ro aire - great attention
   • Is tu an Dia ro mhòr. - Thou art the very great God.
   • Chan eil mi ro chinnteach. I am not too sure.
   • Tha e ro bhochd. - He is very sick (or poor).
   • Chan eil e ro thogarrach. - He is not excessively willing.
   • ro sgairteil - very active
   • ro shleamhainn - very slippery
   • Bu ro chaomh leam tighinn. - I should very much like to come.

Preposition

ro

1. before

   Thigibh ro chòig uairean. - Come before five o'clock.

Derived terms

• The following prepositional pronouns:

Combining pronoun	Prepositional pronoun	Prepositional pronoun (emphatic)
mi	romham	romhamsa
tu	romhad	romhadsa
e	roimhe	roimhesan
i	roimhpe	roimhpese
sinn	romhainn	romhainne
sibh	romhaibh	romhaibhse
iad	romhpa	romhpasan

Usage notes

• Used as a prefix to adjectives, and supplying the place of a superlative.
• Lenites the first letter of the following word except if it starts with l, n or r, or by s followed by any consonant except l, n or r.

References

• The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary (Birlinn Limited, 1901-1911, Compiled by Edward Dwelly)
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)

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Spanish

Noun

ro f. (plural ros)

1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ

Synonyms

• rho

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōanan.

Verb

ro

1. to row; to transport oneself in a small boat, with help of oars

Conjugation

Conjugation of ro

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ro	ros
Present tense	ror	ros
Past tense	rodde	roddes
Supine	rott	rotts
Imperative	ro	—
Present participle	roende
Past participle	rodd

Related terms

• kapprodd
• ro hit
• rodd
• roddare
• roddbåt

See also

• åra

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish ro (“rest”), German ruhe with a secondary meaning in Danish and Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest).

Noun

ro c. (uncountable)

1. calmness, quiet, peace

Declension

Declension of ro

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	ro	ron
genitive	ros	rons

Related terms

• oro
• oroa
• roa
• rolig