aro

See also: arò

English

Noun

aro (plural aros)

1. An androsexual male or SGA male

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Basque

Noun

aro

1. age

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Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -aro (“collection”).

Noun

aro (accusative singular aron, plural aroj, accusative plural arojn)

1. bunch

   aro da kliŝaĵoj pri kaj Eŭropo kaj la nova traktato

   a bunch of clichés about both Europe and the new treaty

Related terms

• ariĝi

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Finnish

Noun

aro

1. steppe
2. A watery, marshy place; lowland covered by grass, see references.

Derived terms

aroeläin arojänis arokasvi

arosusi arovuokko

arovyöhyke heinäaro

Declension

Inflection of aro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

		singular	plural
nominative		aro	arot
accusative	nom.?	aro	arot
	gen.	aron
genitive		aron	arojen
partitive		aroa	aroja
inessive		arossa	aroissa
elative		arosta	aroista
illative		aroon	aroihin
adessive		arolla	aroilla
ablative		arolta	aroilta
allative		arolleˣ	aroilleˣ
essive		arona	aroina
translative		aroksi	aroiksi
instructive		—	aroin
abessive		arotta	aroitta
comitative		—	aroineen

Anagrams

• ora

References

Entry 27

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Hiligaynon

Noun

arô

1. leprosy

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Italian

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arare

Anagrams

• ora

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō), Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Lithuanian arti, and Old English erian (archaic English ear).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.roː/

Verb

present active arō, present infinitive arāre, perfect active arāvī, supine arātum

1. I plough, till; cultivate land, farm; acquire by tillage.
2. (of age) I draw furrows over the body, wrinkle.

Inflection

Conjugation of aro (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	arō	arās	arat	arāmus	arātis	arant
	imperfect	arābam	arābās	arābat	arābāmus	arābātis	arābant
	future	arābō	arābis	arābit	arābimus	arābitis	arābunt
	perfect	arāvī	arāvistī	arāvit	arāvimus	arāvistis	arāvērunt, arāvēre
	pluperfect	arāveram	arāverās	arāverat	arāverāmus	arāverātis	arāverant
	future perfect	arāverō	arāveris	arāverit	arāverimus	arāveritis	arāverint
passive	present	aror	arāris, arāre	arātur	arāmur	arāminī	arantur
	imperfect	arābar	arābāris, arābāre	arābātur	arābāmur	arābāminī	arābantur
	future	arābor	arāberis, arābere	arābitur	arābimur	arābiminī	arābuntur
	perfect	arātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	arātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	arātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	arem	arēs	aret	arēmus	arētis	arent
	imperfect	arārem	arārēs	arāret	arārēmus	arārētis	arārent
	perfect	arāverim	arāverīs	arāverit	arāverīmus	arāverītis	arāverint
	pluperfect	arāvissem	arāvissēs	arāvisset	arāvissēmus	arāvissētis	arāvissent
passive	present	arer	arēris, arēre	arētur	arēmur	arēminī	arentur
	imperfect	arārer	arārēris, arārēre	arārētur	arārēmur	arārēminī	arārentur
	perfect	arātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	arātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	arā	—	—	arāte	—
	future	—	arātō	arātō	—	arātōte	arantō
passive	present	—	arāre	—	—	arāminī	—
	future	—	arātor	arātor	—	—	arantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		arāre	arāvisse	arātūrus esse	arārī	arātus esse	arātum īrī
participles		arāns	—	arātūrus	—	arātus	arandus

Derived terms

Derived terms

adarō arābilis arātiō arātor arātrum arātus

arvus circumarō exarō inarō obarō perarō

Related terms

• arātiuncula
• arātōrius
• arātrō

• arva
• arvālis

Descendants

• Aromanian: ar, arare
• Franco-Provençal: arar
• Friulian: arâ
• Italian: arare
• Occitan: arar
• Portuguese: arar

• Romanian: ara, arare
• Sardinian: arai, arare
• Sicilian: arari
• Spanish: arar
• Venetian: arar

References

• aro in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (compare Indonesian hadap, Malay hadap).

Noun

aro

1. front (facing side)

Verb

aro

1. To turn toward something or someone.

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Nauruan

Numeral

aro

1. two

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Old High German

Etymology

Same as arn

Noun

aro m

1. eagle

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese aro of uncertain origin. Cognate with Spanish aro.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. any large circular band of material
   1. hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
   2. rim (outer edge of a wheel)
   3. the frame of eyeglasses
   4. juggling ring
2. the region surrounding a city

Synonyms

• (frame of eyeglasses): armação
• (juggling ring): argola
• (region surrounding a city): periferia

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of arar

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Romani

Noun

aro m

1. flour

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. hoop
2. large ring
3. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) earring

See also

• anillo
• argolla
• sortija

Verb

aro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of arar.