ro

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A-Pucikwar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Great Andamanese *rok

Noun[edit]

ro

  1. canoe

References[edit]

Betoi[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro

  1. woman

References[edit]

  • Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Catalan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro f (plural ros)

  1. Rho; the Greek letter Ρ (lowercase ρ).

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)

  1. calmness

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)

  1. to row (using oars)

References[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio
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Noun[edit]

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

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

See also[edit]

Gilbertese[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro

  1. dark

Guaraní[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ro

  1. bitter

Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro

  1. (law enforcement) Clipping of biro.

Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Noun[edit]

ro m or f (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of rho

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ro

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ろ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ロ

Javanese[edit]

Numeral[edit]

ro

  1. two

Laboya[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro

  1. leaf

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019), “ro”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah

Mambae[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zauq, compare Malay jauh.

Adjective[edit]

ro

  1. far

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”)

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro (plural ros or ron)

  2. A roe deer (kind of deer)
  3. (rare) The hide of a roe deer.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • English: roe
  • Scots: ra, rae
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro (uncountable)

  2. Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse ró.

Noun[edit]

ro m or f (definite singular roen or roa)

  1. peace, tranquility, quiet
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse róa.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to row (a boat)
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from ro (verb)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

ro

  1. imperative of roe

References[edit]

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)

  1. calm, tranquility, peace, quiet
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)

  1. to row (a boat)
  2. (figuratively) to try to talk one's way out of something
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Noun[edit]

ro

  1. nominative singular of ra (“Pali letter 'r'”)

Polish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ro n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative form of rho.

Further reading[edit]

  • ro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

  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.
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. Cognates include Irish roimh.

Preposition[edit]

ro (+ dative, triggers lenition)

  1. before
    Thigibh ro chòig uairean. ― Come before five o'clock.
Inflection[edit]
Personal inflection of ro
Number Person Simple 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]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “ro”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →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)

  1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ
    Synonym: rho

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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)

  1. to row; to transport oneself in a small boat, with help of oars
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ro (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ro ros
Supine rott rotts
Imperative ro —
Imper. plural1 ron —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ror rodde ros roddes
Ind. 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)

  1. calmness, quiet, peace
Declension[edit]
Declension of ro 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ro ron — —
Genitive ros rons — —
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2. ro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ro

  1. 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]

  • IPA(key): /ruː/, /rou̯ː/, /rɔu̯ː/, /rɒʊ̯ː/
    Rhymes: -úː

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse ró.

Noun[edit]

ro m (definite singular rogn)

  1. Wire edge, burr.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse vrá, rá, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō.

Noun[edit]

ro f

  1. Corner, wroo.
  2. Hip.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Norse ró, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō.

Noun[edit]

ro f

  1. Peace, quiet.
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)

  1. To row.

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Related to etymology 2.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rò

  1. (intransitive) to think
    Mo rò pé kò dáa kéèyàn máa jíwèé wò. ― I think it's not good for people to be cheating.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rò

  1. (transitive) to stir

Usage notes[edit]

ro when followed by a direct object.

Derived terms[edit]

  • rírò (“stirred, stirring”)
  • ronú (“to think”)

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ro

  1. (transitive) to hoe, to till
    Oko tí àgbẹ̀ ro lánàá nìyí. ― This is the field that the farmers tilled yesterday.

Derived terms[edit]

  • roko (“to cultivate, to hoe a field”)

Etymology 4[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ró

  1. (transitive) to wrap, to tie a wrapper, skirt, or towel.
    Báwo la ṣe máa ró ìró. ― How does one tie a wrapper.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 5[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ró

  1. (transitive) to sound, to emit a sound.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 6[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ɾō/

Verb[edit]

ro

  1. (transitive) to pain, to hurt, to ache
    Ẹ̀yìn ń ro mí. ― My back is paining me.
    (My back hurts)

Derived terms[edit]

Zazaki[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɾo]
  • Hyphenation: ro

Noun[edit]

ro m

  1. brook, stream, creak[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kocadag, Çeko (2010), “ro²”, in Ferheng, Kirmanckî (Zazakî) - Kurmancî, Kurmancî - Kirmanckî (Zazakî), Berlin: Weşanên Komkar, →ISBN, page 935
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