ro

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

Betoi

Noun

ro

  1. woman

References

  • Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Catalan

Alternative forms

Noun

ro f (plural ros)

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

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. to row (using oars)

References

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

Gilbertese

Noun

ro

  1. dark

Guaraní

Adjective

ro

  1. bitter

Italian

Noun

ro m, f (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of rho

Japanese

Romanization

ro

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

Javanese

Numeral

ro

  1. two

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró.

Noun

ro m, f (definite singular roen or roa)

  1. peace, tranquility, quiet
Antonyms
Derived terms

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

Etymology 3

Verb

ro

  1. imperative of roe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró.

Noun

ro f (definite singular roa)

  1. peace, tranquility, quiet
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse róa

Verb

ro (present tense ror, past tense rodde, past participle rodd or rott, passive infinitive roast, present participle roande, imperative ro)

  1. to row (a boat)
Derived terms

References

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
  • “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)

Spanish

Noun

ro f (plural ros)

  1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ

Synonyms

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
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish ro (“rest”), German Ruhe with a secondary meaning in Danish and Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest).[1]

Noun

ro c (uncountable)

  1. calmness, quiet, peace
Declension
Declension of ro 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ro ron — —
Genitive ros rons — —

References

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roː/

Verb

ro

  1. Soft mutation of rho.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
rho ro unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Westrobothnian

Noun

ro m (definite singular rogn)

  1. fine, thin shards and folds, which appears in the edge or the blade of a knife or other sharp instruments, when it is too thinly grinded, wire edge, burr

Zazaki

Noun

ro m

  1. brook, stream, creak[1]

References

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