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ro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Translingual edit

Symbol edit

ro

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Romanian.

A-Pucikwar edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Great Andamanese *rok.

Noun edit

ro

  1. canoe

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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)

Cornish edit

Etymology edit

Deverbalised form of ri (“to give”)

Noun edit

ro m (plural royow or rohow)

  1. gift, present
  2. donation

Danish edit

Pronunciation 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
Derived terms edit

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(file)

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

 
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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

Romanization edit

ro

  1. Romanization of ꦫꦺꦴ

Laboya edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ro

  1. leaf

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “ro”, in Lamboya word list‎[1], 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-West Germanic *raihō, *raih, 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-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”).

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.

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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

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

ro

  1. imperative of roe

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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 rott/rodd, passive infinitive roast, present participle roande, imperative ro)

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

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Anagrams edit

Old High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-. Cognates include Old English hrēaw, Old Norse hrár.

Adjective edit

rō

  1. raw

Descendants edit

Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

ro

  1. two

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • "ro" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

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 Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish ró,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare Latin pro).

Adverb edit

ro (+ dative, triggers lenition)

  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

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ró”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ro”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈro/ [ˈro]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ro

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
  2. (colloquial, in "ro hit (med något)") to quickly hand over, to pass
    Ro hit med kebabsåsen!
    Pass the kebab sauce!
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.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

ro c (uncountable)

  1. peace, quiet, tranquility
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)

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Anagrams edit

Talysh edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Persian راه (rah).

Noun edit

ro

  1. road

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.

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.
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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

Etymology 7 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ɾó/

Verb edit

ró

  1. (Ijebu) to live
    Mo ró n’Íbàdọ̀n ― I live in Ibadan

Zazaki edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ro

  1. brook, stream, creek[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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