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Translingual
Symbol
ro
( international standards ) ISO 639-1 language code for Romanian .
A-Pucikwar
Etymology
From Proto-Great Andamanese *rok .
Noun
ro
canoe
References
Betoi
Noun
ro
woman
References
Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Noun
ro f (plural ros )
rho ; the Greek letter Ρ (lowercase ρ )
Cornish
Etymology
Deverbalised form of ri ( “ to give ” )
Noun
ro m (plural royow or rohow )
gift , present
donation
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ró ( “ rest ” ) (whence also the Icelandic ró ( “ calm, rest, tranquillity ” ) ).
Noun
ro c (singular definite roen , not used in plural form )
calmness
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse róa ( “ row ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *rōaną ( “ to row ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- .
Verb
ro (imperative ro , infinitive at ro , present tense ror , past tense roede , perfect tense er/har roet )
to row ( using oars )
References
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
ro (accusative singular ro-on , plural ro-oj , accusative plural ro-ojn )
The name of the Latin-script letter R /r .
See also
( Latin-script letter names ) litero ; a , bo , co , ĉo , do , e , fo , go , ĝo , ho , ĥo , i , jo , ĵo , ko , lo , mo , no , o , po , ro , so , ŝo , to , u , ŭo , vo , zo
Gilbertese
Noun
ro
dark
Guaraní
Adjective
ro
bitter
Indonesian
Noun
ro
( law enforcement ) Clipping of biro .
Italian
Noun
ro m or f (invariable )
Alternative spelling of rho
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
ro
The hiragana syllable ろ ( ro ) or the katakana syllable ロ ( ro ) in Hepburn romanization.
Javanese
Romanization
ro
Romanization of ꦫꦺꦴ
Laboya
Pronunciation
Noun
ro
leaf
Derived terms
References
Allahverdi Verdizade (2019 ) “ro”, in Lamboya word list , Leiden: LexiRumah
Mambae
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zauq , compare Malay jauh .
Adjective
ro
far
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English rā , rāha , from Proto-West Germanic *raihō , *raih , from Proto-Germanic *raihô , *raihą ( “ deer ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ro (plural ros or ron )
A roe deer ( kind of deer )
( rare ) The hide of a roe deer.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
From Old English rō , rōw , from Proto-West Germanic *rōu ( “ calm, rest ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ro (uncountable )
Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness.
Descendants
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ró .
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Noun
ro m or f (definite singular roen or roa )
peace , tranquility , quiet
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse róa .
Verb
ro (imperative ro , present tense ror , passive ros , simple past rodde , past participle rodd , present participle roende )
to row ( a boat )
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
ro
imperative of roe
References
“ro” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ró . Akin to dialectal English roo .
Noun
ro f (definite singular roa , uncountable )
calm , tranquility , peace , quiet
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse róa , from Proto-Germanic *rōaną .
Verb
ro (present tense ror , past tense rodde , past participle rott /rodd , passive infinitive roast , present participle roande , imperative ro )
to row ( a boat )
( figurative ) to try to talk one's way out of something
Derived terms
References
“ro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Anagrams
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hrau , from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz , from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- . Cognates include Old English hrēaw , Old Norse hrár .
Adjective
rō
raw
Descendants
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Pronunciation
Numeral
ro
two
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
"ro" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary . 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative scripts
𑀭𑁄 ( Brahmi script ) रो ( Devanagari script ) রো ( Bengali script ) රො ( Sinhalese script ) ရော or ရေႃ ( Burmese script ) โร ( Thai script ) ᩁᩮᩣ ( Tai Tham script ) ໂຣ ( Lao script ) រោ ( Khmer script ) 𑄢𑄮 ( Chakma script )
Noun
ro
nominative singular of ra ( “ Pali letter 'r' ” )
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: ro
Noun
ro n (indeclinable )
Alternative form of rho
Further reading
ro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ró ,[ 5] from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry ), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare Latin pro ).
Adverb
ro (+ dative , triggers lenition )
very , too , much , exceedingly
ro -bheag ― too little
le ro -aire ― with great care
ro mhath ― very good
Tha e ro fhuar. It is too cold.
ro aire ― great attention
Is tu an Dia ro mhòr. Thou art the very great God.
Chan eil mi ro chinnteach. I am not too sure.
Tha e ro bhochd. He is very sick (or poor).
Chan eil e ro thogarrach. He is not excessively willing.
ro sgairteil ― very active
ro shleamhainn ― very slippery
Bu ro chaomh leam tighinn. I should very much like to come.
Usage notes
Used as a prefix to adjectives, and supplying the place of a superlative.
Lenites the first letter of the following word except if it starts with l , n or r , or by s followed by any consonant except l, n or r.
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ré . Cognates include Irish roimh .
Preposition
ro (+ dative , triggers lenition )
before
Thigibh ro chòig uairean. Come before five o'clock.
Inflection
References
^ Oftedal, M. (1956 ) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis , Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966 ) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas , Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis) , Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937 ) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides , Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 ró ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
Edward Dwelly (1911 ) “ro”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary ] , 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
MacLennan, Malcolm (1925 ) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈro/
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: ro
Noun
ro f (plural ros )
rho ; the Greek letter Ρ , ρ
Synonym: rho
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse róa , from Proto-Germanic *rōaną , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- .
Verb
ro (present ror , preterite rodde , supine rott , imperative ro )
to row ; to transport oneself in a small boat , with help of oars
( colloquial , in "ro hit (med något)") to quickly hand over , to pass
Ro hit med kebabsåsen!Pass the kebab sauce!
Conjugation
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish ro ( “ rest ” ) , German Ruhe with a secondary meaning in Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest).[ 1]
Noun
ro c (uncountable )
peace , quiet , tranquility
Declension
References
^ 2. ro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
References
Anagrams
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persian راه ( rah ) .
Noun
ro
road
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
ro
Soft mutation of rho .
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Related to etymology 2, compare with Igbo lò ( “ to reflect ” )
Pronunciation
Verb
rò
( intransitive ) to think
Mo rò pé kò dáa kéèyàn máa jíwèé wò. ― I think it's not good for people to be cheating.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
rò
( transitive ) to stir
Usage notes
ro when followed by a direct object.
Derived terms
rírò ( “ stirred, stirring ” )
ronú ( “ to think ” )
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
ro
( transitive ) to hoe , to till
Oko tí àgbẹ̀ ro lánàá nìyí. ― This is the field that the farmers tilled yesterday.
Derived terms
roko ( “ to cultivate, to hoe a field ” )
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
ró
( transitive ) to wrap , to tie a wrapper, skirt, or towel.
Báwo la ṣe máa ró ìró. ― How does one tie a wrapper.
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Verb
ró
( transitive ) to sound , to emit a sound.
Derived terms
Etymology 6
Compare with Igbo lo ( “ to ache ” )
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɾō/
Verb
ro
( transitive ) to pain , to hurt , to ache
Ẹ̀yìn ń ro mí. ― My back is paining me.
(My back hurts)
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɾó/
Verb
ró
( Ijebu ) to live
Mo ró n’Íbàdọ̀n ― I live in Ibadan
Zazaki
Pronunciation
Noun
ro
brook , stream , creek [ 1]
References