ro

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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 *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

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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Esperanto

Noun

ro (accusative singular ro-on, plural ro-oj, accusative plural ro-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo ^{(Category: eo:Latin letter names)}

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Gilbertese

Noun

ro

1. dark.

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Guaraní

ro

Adjective

ro

1. bitter

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Japanese

Romanization

ro

1. rōmaji reading of ろ
2. rōmaji reading of ロ

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Lojban

Cmavo

ro (rafsi rol)

1. each, all

   xu ro lo rozgu cu xunre

   Is every rose red?

   mi nelci ro lo mlatu

   I like all cats.

See also

• so'a (“almost all”)
• so'e (“most”)
• so'i (“many”)
• so'o (“several”)
• so'u (“few”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró

Noun

ro m, f (definite singular roen or roa)

1. peace, tranquility, quiet

Antonyms

• uro

Etymology 2

From Old Norse róa

Verb

ro (imperative ro, present tense ror, simple past rodde, past participle rodd, present participle roende)

1. to row (a boat)

Derived terms

• robåt

References

• “ro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ró

Noun

ro f (definite singular roa)

1. peace, tranquility, quiet

Antonyms

• uro

References

• “ro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ro, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro, from Proto-Indo-European *pro. Cognate with Old Welsh ry, 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:

Person	Number	Prepositional pronoun	Prepositional pronoun (emphatic)
Singular	1st	romham	romhamsa
	2nd	romhad	romhadsa
	3rd m	roimhe	roimhesan
	3rd f	roimhpe	roimhpese
Plural	1st	romhainn	romhainne
	2nd	romhaibh	romhaibhse
	3rd	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

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• 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 *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

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

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roː]

Verb

ro

1. Soft mutation of rho.