garo

See also: Garo and garō

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾoʔ/ [ɡɐˈɾ̪oʔ]

Verb

garo

1. to jiggle

Anagrams

• gora

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾo/ [ɡaˈɾo]
• Hyphenation: ga‧ro

Adjective

garó (Basahan spelling ᜄᜍᜓ)

1. (Naga) look like; seem; as if

   Synonym: gari

   Garo may maabot nin tawo.

   It looks like someone is coming.

   Garo gutom na siya.

   S/he seems to be hungry.

Adverb

garó (Basahan spelling ᜄᜍᜓ)

1. (Naga) ostensibly; apparently; seemingly

   Synonym: gari

   Nagpuli siya sa harong garo pagal hali sa trabaho.

   S/he went home seemingly tired from work.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾoʔ/ [ˈɡa.ɾoʔ]
• Hyphenation: ga‧ro

Noun

garò (Basahan spelling ᜄᜍᜓ)

1. tameness; friendliness; docility

   Synonym: gamal

Derived terms

• magaro
• maggaro
• pagaro

Dutch

Noun

garo m (plural garo's, diminutive garootje n)

1. alternative spelling of gerro

Latin

Noun

garō

1. dative/ablative singular of garum

Latvian

Adjective

garo

1. inflection of garš:
   1. definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
   2. definite genitive masculine/feminine plural

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz. Compare Old English ġearo and Old High German garo.

Adjective

garo

1. prepared
2. done
3. ready

Inflection

Declension of garo (wa-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	garo	garo	garo	garwa, garwe
accusative	garwan, garwen	garwa	garo	garwa, garwe
genitive	garwes	garwero	garwes	garwero
dative	garwin, garwemo	garwero	garwin, garwemo	garwon
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	garwo	garwa	garwa	garwon
accusative	garwon	garwon	garwa	garwon
genitive	garwin	garwon	garwin	garwono
dative	garwin	garwon	garwin	garwon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: gare, gaer
  • Dutch: gaar
    • Negerhollands: gaar
    • Petjo: gaar
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: gar

References

“garo (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garu.

Adjective

garo

1. done
2. ready

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garu.

Adjective

garo

1. done
2. ready

Declension

Declension of garo

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	garo	garo	garo	garwe	garwu	garwe
accusative	garwana	garo	garwa	garwe	garwu	garwe
genitive	garwes	garwes	garwaro	garwarō	garwarō	garwarō
dative	garwumu	garwumu	garwaro	garwum	garwum	garwum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	garwo	garwa	garwa	garwu
accusative	garwun	garwa	garwun	garwun
genitive	garwun	garwun	garwun	garwonō
dative	garwun	garwun	garwun	garwum

Adverb

garo

1. ready

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -arɔ
• Syllabification: ga‧ro

Noun

garo f

1. vocative singular of gara

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin garum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: ga‧ro

Noun

garo m (uncountable)

1. garum (Ancient Roman fish sauce)

Further reading

• “garo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “garo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Shona

Etymology

From -gara (“sit”).

Noun

garo class 5 (plural magaro class 6)

1. (formal) buttock

   Synonym: dako

Somali

Verb

garo

1. to understand

Sundanese

Verb

garo (Sundanese script ᮌᮛᮧ)

1. to scratch

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡarɔ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːrɔ/, /ˈɡarɔ/

Verb

garo

1. soft mutation of caro

Mutation

Mutated forms of caro

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caro	garo	ngharo	charo

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

West Makian

Etymology

Said by Collins to be from North Moluccan Malay [Term?]. Compare Sundanese garo (“to scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.r̪o/

Verb

garo

1. (transitive) to scrape (a coconut, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of garo (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tagaro	magaro	agaro
2nd person		nagaro	fagaro
3rd person	inanimate	igaro	dagaro
	animate
imperative		nagaro, garo	fagaro, garo

References

• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics