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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Prefix
ró-
- (with adjective) too, overly
- (with adjective) very (in a negative way)
- (with verb) over-
- (with noun) excessive
Usage notes
- 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
References
- 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