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Angloromani
Etymology 1
Inherited from Romani baro .
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adjective
baro
big
great
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Romani bero .
Noun
baro
boat
References
“baro”, in Angloromani Dictionary , The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006 , page 17
“baro”, in Angloromani Dictionary , The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006 , page 20
Asi
Noun
barò
clothes
Balkan Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro
( Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari ) big
( Bugurdži, Kosovo Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari ) great
( Bugurdži, Kosovo Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari ) large
( Bugurdži, Kosovo Arli ) huge
( Crimea ) eldest
( Macedonian Arli ) mature
( Sepečides, Sofia Erli ) mighty
( Sofia Erli ) swollen
( Sofia Erli ) grown-up
( Ursari ) numerous
( Ursari ) solid
( Ursari ) full-bosomed
Noun
baro m
( Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli ) adult , grown-up
( Crimea ) chief
( Crimea ) policeman
( Sofia Erli ) director
Derived terms
References
“baro ” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Macedonian Arli Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Sepečides Romani-English dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
Baltic Romani
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro
( Lithuania , North Russia) big , great
( Lithuania ) large
Noun
baro m
( North Russia ) adult
Derived terms
References
“baro ” in Lithuanian Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in North Russian Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
Carpathian Romani
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro
( Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Romungro ) big
( Burgenland ) large
( Burgenland ) huge
( Burgenland ) mighty
( Burgenland, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Romungro ) great
( East Slovakia ) high
( East Slovakia ) elevated , noble
( East Slovakia ) important
Adverb
baro
( East Slovakia ) very , many
( East Slovakia ) long
Noun
baro m
( Burgenland ) adult
( East Slovakia ) commander
( East Slovakia ) important /serious business
References
“baro ” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Gurvari Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Romungro Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
baro
a cylindrical container with a capacity of about 5 to 6 gallons
Erromintxela
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro
large , big
References
“baro ” in Alexandre Baudrimont, Vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens habitant les pays basques français , Bordeaux: G. Gounouilhou, 1862, →OCLC , page 38.
Esperanto
Etymology
bari + -o
Pronunciation
Noun
baro (accusative singular baron , plural baroj , accusative plural barojn )
obstruction , barrier ( "that which obstructs or impedes" )
E. forigas la lingvajn barojn inter la popoloj. ― Esperanto removes the language barriers between peoples.
Pro multaj ĝenoj k baroj la laboro haltis. ― Work has halted due to many annoyances and barriers .
( mathematics ) bound
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto baro .
Pronunciation
Noun
baro (plural bari )
obstruction ( barrier )
Derived terms
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu , from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /baˈɾo/ ,
Hyphenation: ba‧ro
Adjective
baró (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜎᜓ )
new ( most senses )
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈba.ro/
Rhymes: -aro
Hyphenation: bà‧ro
Etymology 1
Probably from Latin bārō ( “ simpleton ” ) . Or, from Late Latin baraliāre ( “ dispute, quarrel ” ) , probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia . Cognate with Spanish barajar and Catalan baralla ( “ deck of cards ” ) , Portuguese baralhar ( “ to shuffle cards ” ) .
Noun
baro m (plural bari )
cardsharp
cheat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
baro
first-person singular present indicative of barare
Further reading
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbɑːrʌ/ , /ˈbɑːra/
Hyphenation: ba‧ro
Verb
baro
Alternative form of borrow
2020 , Carolyn Cooper, “Govament a hide up di truth bout di virus?”, in The Jamaica Gleaner :“Mad smadi a baro maask! [ …] ” Crazy people are borrow ing masks!
Kalo Finnish Romani
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro (feminine bari , comparative baaride )
big , great
grown-up
Derived terms
References
“baro ” in Finnish Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
Karao
Noun
baro
clothes ; dress
Kashubian
Adverb
baro (comparative barżi , superlative nôbarżi )
very ; very much
Further reading
“baro ”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language ], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “bardzo”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Latin
Etymology 1
Unknown, likely a loanword. Cf. bardus ( “ stupid ” ) .
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
bārō m (genitive bārōnis ) ; third declension
simpleton , dunce , lout ( a boorish and uneducated person )
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:homo stultus
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *barō , although a Celtic origin has also been proposed. See baron for more. Possibly attested as early as AD 97–105.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
( Classical ) IPA (key ) : /ˈba.roː/ ,
( modern Italianate Ecclesiastical ) IPA (key ) : /ˈba.ro/ ,
The length of the first vowel is uncertain. Scholars generally give it as short per the Germanic and to distinguish from etymology 1. Nevertheless it does appear with a long vowel in medieval verse (e.g. in De triumphis ecclesie ).
Noun
barō m (genitive barōnis ) ; third declension
( Classical Latin ) man
AD 150–275,
Curse-tablet from Britain Brit. 23.5:
ut ei qui mihi fraudem fecerit sanitatem ei non permittas nec iacere nec sedere nec bibere nec manducare si baro si mulier si puer si puella si servus si liber ... that you not allow the one who has committed a crime against me to have good health, nor to lie, sit, drink, or eat, whether a man or woman, boy or girl, slave or freeman...
Ca. AD 500,
Lex Salica 31.1–2:
si quis baronem ingenuum de via sua ostaverit aut inpinxerit dc dinarios qui faciunt solidos xv culpabilis iudicetur si quis mulierem ingenuam de via ostaveritaut inpinxerit mdccc dinarios qui faciunt solidos xlv culpabilis iudicetur Should anyone shove a freeborn man out of their way they shall be fined 600 denarii , which amounts to 15 solidi . Should anyone shove a freeborn woman out of their way, they shall be fined 1800 denarii , which amounts to 45 solidi .
( Late Latin ) mercenary
AD 600–625,
Isidore 's Etymologiae 9.4.31:
mercennarii sunt qui serviunt accepta mercede idem et barones graeco nomine quod sint fortes in laboribus βαρύς enim dicitur gravis quod est fortis cui contrarius est levis id est infirmus Mercenaries are those who serve for money. They are also known by the Greek name barones since they are powerful in their exertions. After all, βαρύς means 'heavy' i.e. 'strong', the opposite of which is 'light' i.e. 'weak'.
( Late Latin , Early Medieval Latin ) ? soldier 's servant
Probably 4th–9th c. AD,
Commentum Cornuti 5.138:
lingua gallorum barones vel varones dicuntur servi militum In the parlance of the Gauls, the servants of soldiers are called barones or varones .
( Early Medieval Latin ) freeman ?
AD 643,
Edictum Rothari 1.17:
si quis ex baronibus nostris ad nos voluerit venire securus veniat Should any of our barones wish to come to us, let him do so safely...
( Early Medieval Latin ) serf
AD 741,
Deed of donation in St. Gallen :
et in insola ipsa mancipios tres et parones quattuor ista omnia ad ipsum monasterium superius nominatum tradimus ...as well as three slaves and four serfs on the island. We donate all this to the aforementioned monastery...
( Medieval Latin , in the plural ) the notables (of a kingdom, country, or city)
( Medieval Latin ) vassal
( Medieval Latin ) baron
( Medieval Latin ) famous man
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
Gallo-Romance:
Catalan: baró
Occitan: baron
Old French: baron (see there for further descendants )
Ibero-Romance:
Borrowings:
→ Hungarian: báró ( directly? )
References
Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976 ) “baro”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus , Leiden , Boston : E. J. Brill , pages 85–86
R. E. Latham , D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013 ), “baro ”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources , London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy , →ISBN , →OCLC
Further reading
“baro ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“baro ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
baro in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
baro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
baro in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1967– ) Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch , Munich: C.H. Beck
Liberman, Anatoly (2014 June 18) “A globalized history of “baron,” part 2 ”, in OUPblog , retrieved 2021-03-29
Latvian
Verb
baro
inflection of barot :
second / third-person singular present indicative
third-person plural present indicative
second-person singular imperative
( with the particle lai ) third-person singular imperative of barot
( with the particle lai ) third-person plural imperative of barot
Lithuanian
Noun
baro m
genitive singular of baras
Mansaka
Noun
baro
widowed person
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *baru , from Proto-Germanic *barwaz .
Noun
baro m
sanctuary
place of sacrifice
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *barō , from Proto-Germanic *barô .
Noun
baro m
human being
man
freeman
Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 ( vaḍḍa ) , from Sanskrit वड्र ( vaḍra ) , from वृद्ध ( vṛddha , “ large, old, eminent ” ) .
Adjective
baro (feminine bari , plural bare )
big
Antonym: tikno
Derived terms
Descendants
Angloromani: baro , barri , bawla , bawro , bora , bori , borri , borro , bowro
Balkan Romani: baro
Baltic Romani: baro , baarò
Caló: baró
Carpathian Romani: baro , bauro ; báro
Erromintxela: baro
Kalo Finnish Romani: baro , baaro
Sinte Romani: baro , bro , bur
Traveller Norwegian: baro
Welsh Romani: båro
References
Yūsuke Sumi (2018 ) “baro ”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy) ] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN , page 134
“baro ” in Dolenjski Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
baro (Cyrillic spelling баро )
vocative singular of bȁra
Sinte Romani
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro (feminine bari )
big
wide
long
tall
important
Derived terms
References
“baro ” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
Somali
Verb
baro
learn
Synonym: bar
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay baju (cf. Ilocano bado , Remontado Agta badu ), ultimately from Classical Persian بازو ( bāzū , “ upper arm ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbaɾoʔ/ ,
Hyphenation: ba‧ro
Noun
barò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓ )
clothing ; wearing apparel
upper garment
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
Zorc, David Paul (1977 ) The Bisayan Dialects of the Philippines: Subgrouping and Reconstruction (Pacific Linguistics, Series C, No. 44) , Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, page 213 .
Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016 ) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates , Lulu Press, →ISBN , page 60
Ternate
Etymology
From N- ( nominalizer ) + paro ( “ to cover ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
baro
a bandage
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
Traveller Norwegian
Etymology
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro
large , big
References
“baro ” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary .
“baro ” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok , Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.
Vlax Romani
Etymology 1
Inherited from Romani baro .
Adjective
baro (feminine bari )
( Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš , Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet ) big , large
( Banatiski Gurbet, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet ) great
( Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Sremski Gurbet ) long
( Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet ) high
( Banatiski Gurbet, Sremski Gurbet ) huge
( Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet ) tall
( Gurbet ) fat
( Gurbet, Sremski Gurbet ) wide
( Gurbet ) grown-up , adult
( Gurbet, figuratively ) important
( Gurbet ) prominent
( Gurbet ) main
( Gurbet, Kalderaš ) respectable
( Gurbet ) esteemed
( Gurbet, Kalderaš , Lovara ) powerful
( Gurbet, Kalderaš ) mighty
( Kalderaš ) elder
( Lovara ) noble
( Sremski Gurbet ) broad
Derived terms
Adverb
baro
( Gurbet ) very , very much
Noun
baro m
( Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi ) lord
( Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi ) any important, respectable person: landlord, master, chief, director, manager, commander, employer
( Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi ) householder
( Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi ) rich man
( Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi ) sovereign
( Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi ) prince
( Kalderaš ) chief
( Kalderaš ) general
( Macedonian Džambazi ) Mr.
Etymology 2
Noun
baro m
( Lovara ) bar
Derived terms
References
“baro ” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.
“baro ” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary , ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project , 2000.