ro

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Contents 1 Catalan 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Noun 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Verb 3 Gilbertese 3.1 Noun 4 Guaraní 4.1 Adjective 5 Lojban 5.1 Cmavo 6 Norwegian 6.1 Noun 7 Scottish Gaelic 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Adverb 7.3 Preposition 7.3.1 Derived terms 7.4 Usage notes 7.5 References 8 Spanish 8.1 Noun 8.1.1 Synonyms 9 Swedish 9.1 Pronunciation 9.2 Noun 9.3 Verb 9.3.1 Derived terms 9.3.2 See also

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Alternative forms

• rho

[edit] Noun

ro f. (plural ros)

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

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró (“‘rest’”).

[edit] Noun

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

1. calmness

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse róa (“‘row’”).

[edit] Verb

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

1. to row

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[edit] Gilbertese

[edit] Noun

ro

1. dark.

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[edit] Guaraní

ro

[edit] Adjective

ro

1. bitter

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

ro

1. each, all

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

ro c.

1. peace (tranquility, quiet, harmony)

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish ro from Old Welsh ry from Latin pro

[edit] 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.

[edit] Preposition

ro

1. before

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

ro f. (plural ros)

1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ

[edit] Synonyms

• rho

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Declination for ro	Singular		Uncountable
Common	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	ro	ron
Possessive form	ros	rons

ro c. (uncountable)

1. calmness

[edit] Verb

Conjugations of ro
Infinitive	ro
Present tense	ror
Past tense	rodde
Supine	rott
Imperative	ro
Present participle	roende
Past participle	rodd

ro

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

[edit] Derived terms

• kapprodd
• ro hit
• rodd
• roddare
• roddbåt

[edit] See also

• åra