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ró-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ro-,[1][2] 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

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Prefix

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ró-

  1. (with adjective) too, overly
  2. (with adjective) very (in a negative way)
  3. (with verb) over-
  4. (with noun) excessive

Usage notes

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  • 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:
    rómhilis ― too sweet
    ró-ársa ― too old
    róthirim ― too dry
    róbheag ― very small, too small

Derived terms

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Irish terms prefixed with ró-
róghoilliúnach
ró-iascaireacht
ró-innealtóireacht
ró-ionadaíocht
róluaineacht
róshaothrú
róspreagthacht
rótháirgeacht
rótháirgeadh

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ro (‘very’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ * Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ró (‘too much’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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