ro-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠə/

Prefix

ro-

1. Cois Fharraige form of ró-

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Old Irish

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
3. sometimes used with the subjunctive mood with no clear change in meaning

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with ro-

References

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, pages 339–43

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

See ro.

Prefix

ro-

1. pre-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with ro-

Related terms

• ro