ro-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠə/

Prefix

ro-

1. Cois Fharraige form of ró-

Mohawk

Prefix

ro-

1. pronominal prefix for

   He ____ (patient)

   It/she ____ him

   He ____ him

Alternative forms

-	Initial consonant
Environment	t/s/h/k	n/r/w/’	a	e/en	o/on	i	y
Word-Initial	ro-	ro-	ro-	raw-	ra-	ro-	ro-

References

• Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 303, 384

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ru-

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forth, forward”), from the root *per- (“to go forth, cross”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πρό (pró), Latin prō, and Old English fram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r͈o/

Prefix

ro-

1. indicates a perfective aspect
2. indicates possibility or ability

   Synonym: con·icc

3. sometimes used with the subjunctive mood with no clear change in meaning
4. indicates that an adjective applies to a high degree: very

   ‎ro- (“very”) + ‎bec (“small”) → ‎rubec (“very small”)

   ‎ro- (“very”) + ‎már (“large”) → ‎romár (“very large”)

   ‎ro- (“very”) + ‎ocus (“near”) → ‎ro-ocus (“very near”)

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with ro-

References

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003), D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, pages 339–43

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

See ro.

Prefix

ro-

1. pre-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with ro-

Related terms

• ro