ro
A-Pucikwar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Great Andamanese *rok
Noun[edit]
ro
References[edit]
- Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)
Betoi[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro
References[edit]
- Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)
Catalan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro f (plural ros)
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse ró (“rest”) (whence also the Icelandic ró (“calm, rest, tranquillity”)).
Noun[edit]
ro c (singular definite roen, not used in plural form)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse róa (“row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Verb[edit]
ro (imperative ro, infinitive at ro, present tense ror, past tense roede, perfect tense er/har roet)
- to row (using oars)
References[edit]
- “ro” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “ro,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Esperanto[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
ro (accusative singular ro-on, plural ro-oj, accusative plural ro-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter R.
See also[edit]
- (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
Gilbertese[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro
Guaraní[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ro
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro m or f (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of rho
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
ro
Javanese[edit]
Numeral[edit]
ro
Laboya[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) , “ro”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”)
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- A roe deer (kind of deer)
- (rare) The hide of a roe deer.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “rō, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro (uncountable)
- Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “rọ̄, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro m or f (definite singular roen or roa)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
ro (imperative ro, present tense ror, passive ros, simple past rodde, past participle rodd, present participle roende)
- to row (a boat)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
ro
- imperative of roe
References[edit]
- “ro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse ró. Akin to dialectal English roo.
Noun[edit]
ro f (definite singular roa, uncountable)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną.
Verb[edit]
ro (present tense ror, past tense rodde, past participle rodd/rott, passive infinitive roast, present participle roande, imperative ro)
- to row (a boat)
- (figuratively) to try to talk one's way out of something
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “ro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro
- nominative singular of ra (“Pali letter 'r'”)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish ró, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare Latin pro).
Adverb[edit]
ro
- 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.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrīs (compare Gaulish ris), from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognate with English first and Latin prīscus (“former”).
Preposition[edit]
ro
- before
- Thigibh ro chòig uairean. ― Come before five o'clock.
Derived terms[edit]
- 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 |
References[edit]
- “ro” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, →ISBN.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 ró”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro f (plural ros)
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Verb[edit]
ro (present ror, preterite rodde, supine rott, imperative ro)
Conjugation[edit]
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | ro | ros | ||
Supine | rott | rotts | ||
Imperative | ro | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | ror | rodde | ros | roddes |
Indicative plural1 | ro | rodde | ros | roddes |
Subjunctive2 | ro | rodde | ros | roddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | roende | |||
Past participle | rodd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Swedish ro (“rest”), German Ruhe with a secondary meaning in Danish and Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest).[1]
Noun[edit]
ro c (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of ro | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | ro | ron | — | — |
Genitive | ros | rons | — | — |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ro
- Soft mutation of rho.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rho | ro | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Westrobothnian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro m (definite singular rogn)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse vrá, rá, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō.
Noun[edit]
ro
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Old Norse ró, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō.
Noun[edit]
ro
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Verb[edit]
ro (preterite rodd, supine rodt)
- To row.
Zazaki[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ro m
References[edit]
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