ro
Catalan
Alternative forms
Danish
Etymology 2
From Old Norse róa (“row”), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
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Gilbertese
Guaraní
Italian
Javanese
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-Germanic *raihą.
Derived terms
References
- “rō (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Etymology 2
From Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roː/, /rɔu̯/
Noun
ro (uncountable)
- Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness.
References
- “rọ̄ (n.(4))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.
Norwegian Bokmål
Antonyms
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruː/
Antonyms
Derived terms
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
- 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.
Etymology
From Old Irish rem-, from Proto-Celtic *ɸr-mo, from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognate of English from. Akin to ró-. Compare Irish roimh.
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro/
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
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]
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roː/
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruː/, /rou̯ː/, /rɔu̯ː/, /rɒʊ̯ː/
- Rhymes: -úː
Etymology 2
From Old Norse vrá, rá, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō.
Derived terms
- rofölle
Etymology 3
From Old Norse ró, from Proto-Germanic *rōwō.
Etymology 4
From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Zazaki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɾo]
- Hyphenation: ro
References
- Kocadag, Çeko (2010), “ro²”, in Ferheng, Kirmanckî (Zazakî) - Kurmancî, Kurmancî - Kirmanckî (Zazakî), Berlin: Weşanên Komkar, →ISBN, page 935