aro

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See also: aró, arò, äro, -aro, and Appendix:Variations of "ar"

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A shortening of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.

Adjective[edit]

aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)

  1. (slang, neologism) Aromantic. (not experiencing romantic attraction)

Noun[edit]

aro (plural aros)

  1. (slang, neologism) A person who is aromantic.

See also[edit]

  • (aromantic): ace

Anagrams[edit]

Basque[edit]

Noun[edit]

aro

  1. age
    Erdi Aro ― Middles Ages, medieval era
    Harri Aro ― Stone Age

References[edit]

  • Gorka Aulestia, Linda White, Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

aro

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

Declension[edit]

Inflection of aro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative aro arot
genitive aron arojen
partitive aroa aroja
illative aroon aroihin
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 arolle aroille
essive arona aroina
translative aroksi aroiksi
instructive — aroin
abessive arotta aroitta
comitative — aroineen

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Entry 27

Anagrams[edit]

Hiligaynon[edit]

Noun[edit]

arô

  1. leprosy

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

aro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of arare

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *araō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti (“to plough”), from the root *h₂erh₃-. The root-final laryngeal was lost in the Proto-Indo-European verb, but was restored in Proto-Italic.

Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō), Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Lithuanian arti, and Old English erian (archaic English ear).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

arō (present infinitive arāre, perfect active arāvī, supine arātum); first conjugation

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

Inflection[edit]

   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 arāverimus arāveritis 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
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
arāre arandī arandō arandum arātum arātū

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

aro

  1. front (facing side)

Verb[edit]

aro

  1. to turn toward something or someone

Nauruan[edit]

Numeral[edit]

aro

  1. two

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Same as arn.

Noun[edit]

aro m

  1. eagle

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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
      Synonym: armação
    4. juggling ring
      Synonym: argola
  2. the region surrounding a city
    Synonym: periferia

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

aro m (plural aros)

  1. arum (any plant in the genus Arum)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

aro

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

Romani[edit]

Noun[edit]

aro m

  1. flour

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Unknown origin.

Noun[edit]

aro m (plural aros)

  1. hoop
  2. large ring
  3. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) earring
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin arum.

Noun[edit]

aro m (plural aros)

  1. arum lily
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb[edit]

aro

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

External links[edit]

Yami[edit]

Adjective[edit]

aro

  1. many; a lot
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