ró-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- ro- (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European *per-. Cognate of Welsh rhy-, Old Breton ro- (Breton re-); cognate of English fore, Latin prō. Compare Scottish Gaelic rò-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
ró-
- (with adjective) too, overly
- (with adjective) very (in a negative way)
- (with verb) over-
- (with noun) excessive
Usage notes edit
- This affix is used adverbially before adjectives to indicate excess; it is followed by a hyphen for words beginning with a vowel and triggers lenition in words beginning in a consonant:
Derived terms edit
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ro (‘very’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ró (‘too much’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ró-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 574
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ró-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN