ро

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔ]

Noun

ро • (ro) n

1. rho (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of ро

	singular
indefinite	ро (ro)
definite unspecified	рото (roto)
definite proximal	рово (rovo)
definite distal	роно (rono)
vocative	ро (ro)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ro]

Noun

ро • (ro) n inan (indeclinable)

1. rho (the Greek letter Ρ/ρ)

See also

• (Greek-script letter names) альфа, бета, гамма, дельта, эпсилон, дзета / зита, эта / ита, тета / фита, йота, каппа, лямбда, мю, ню, кси, омикрон, пи, ро, сигма, тау, ипсилон, фи, хи, пси, омега

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian رَا (rā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ro/, [ɾɔ]

Noun

ро • (ro)

1. Used to mark certain noun phrases as the direct object.

   китобро харидам ― kitobro xaridam ― I bought the book

2. indicates that the preceding noun phrase is an indirect object.

   Synonym: ба (ba, “to”)

   ӯро гуфтам ― üro guftam ― I told him [...]

3. Follows certain nouns being used adverbially, or as an exclamation.

   фардоро ― fardoro ― tomorrow

4. (archaic) Used as a genitive particle to mark the possessor (with будан)
5. (archaic) for the sake of, for; (more loosely) because of

Usage notes

• See usage notes under را.

Derived terms

• маро (maro, “me”)
• туро (turo, “you”)
• ӯро (üro, “him, her, them”, singular)
• шуморо (šumoro, “them”, plural)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ро • (ro) n inan (indeclinable)

1. rho (the Greek letter Ρρ)

See also

• (Greek-script letter names) альфа, бета, гамма, дельта, епсилон, дзета, ета, тета, йота, каппа, лямбда, мю, ню, ксі, омікрон, пі, ро, сигма, тау, іпсилон, фі, хі, псі, омега

References

• “ро”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)