ro

See also: ⴊ and Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Betoi

Noun

ro

1. woman

References

• Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

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Catalan

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, perfect tense 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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Italian

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Noun

ro m, f ‎(invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of rho

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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

Derived terms

• fred og ro
• rolig

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

Derived terms

• fred og ro

References

• “ro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ró, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare 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
• “1 ró” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• 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

Related terms

• kapprodd
• rodd

• roddare
• roddbåt

• ro hit

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

Related terms

• oro
• oroa

• roa

• rolig

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roː]

Verb

ro

1. Soft mutation of rho.

Mutation

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.