ro

English Online Dictionary. What means ro‎? What does ro mean?

Translingual

Symbol

ro

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Romanian.

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *rok.

Noun

ro

1. canoe

References

• Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)

Betoi

Noun

ro

1. woman

References

• Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Catalan

Alternative forms

• rho

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈro]

Noun

ro f (plural ros)

1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ (lowercase ρ)

Cornish

Etymology

Deverbalised form of ri (“to give”)

Noun

ro m (plural royow or rohow)

1. gift, present
2. donation

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoˀ/

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)

1. calmness

Derived terms

• falde til ro
• gå i ro
• gå til ro
• hverken rist eller ro
• i fred og ro
• slå sig til ro
• tage den (det, ..) med ro

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)

1. to row (using oars)

References

• “ro” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ro,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ro]
• Hyphenation: ro

Noun

ro (accusative singular ro-on, plural ro-oj, accusative plural ro-ojn)

1. 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

1. dark

Guaraní

Adjective

ro

1. bitter

Indonesian

Noun

ro

1. (law enforcement) Clipping of biro.

Italian

Noun

ro m or f (invariable)

1. Alternative spelling of rho

Anagrams

• or

Japanese

Romanization

ro

1. The hiragana syllable ろ (ro) or the katakana syllable ロ (ro) in Hepburn romanization.

Javanese

Romanization

ro

1. Romanization of ꦫꦺꦴ

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroː]

Noun

ro

1. leaf

Derived terms

• ro kutta
• ro wona

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “ro”, in Lamboya word list‎^[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Mambae

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zauq, compare Malay jauh.

Adjective

ro

1. far

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”).

Alternative forms

• roo, ra, raa, roa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔː/
• (early) IPA^(key): /rɑː/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /raː/

Noun

ro (plural ros or ron)

2. A roe deer (kind of deer)
3. (rare) The hide of a roe deer.

Derived terms

• roobukke

Descendants

• English: roe
• Scots: ra, rae

References

• “rō, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

Etymology 2

From Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”).

Alternative forms

• roo, rowe, rou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roː/, /rɔu̯/

Noun

ro (uncountable)

2. Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness.

Descendants

• English: roo
• Scots: ro, ruve

References

• “rọ̄, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró.

Noun

ro m or f (definite singular roen or roa)

1. peace, tranquility, quiet

Antonyms

• uro

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)

1. to row (a boat)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

ro

1. imperative of roe

References

• “ro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ró. Akin to dialectal English roo.

Noun

ro f (definite singular roa, uncountable)

1. calm, tranquility, peace, quiet

Antonyms

• uro

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)

1. to row (a boat)
2. (figurative) to try to talk one's way out of something

Derived terms

References

• “ro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• or

Old High German

Alternative forms

• hrō, rao, rāo

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

1. raw

Descendants

• Middle High German: rō, rōch, rou, rā
  • Central Franconian: rüh, rieh, reh
    • Luxembourgish: réi
  • German: roh
  • Yiddish: רוי (roy)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ro/
• Rhymes: -ro

Numeral

ro

1. two

Derived terms

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴ (ro) (inherited)
• ⇒ Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦫꦺꦴ (roro), ꦭꦺꦴꦫꦺꦴ (loro)
• → Balinese: ᬭᭀ (ro)

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 forms

Noun

ro

1. nominative singular of ra (“Pali letter 'r'”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Syllabification: ro

Noun

ro n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of rho

Further reading

• ro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɔ/
• (North Uist) IPA^(key): /ɾɔ̝̃/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): [ɾɔ̝]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ró, from Proto-Celtic *ɸro (compare Old Welsh ry), from Proto-Indo-European *pro (compare Latin pro).

Adverb

ro (+ dative, triggers lenition)

1. very, too, much, exceedingly

   ro-bheag ― too little

   le ro-aire ― with great care

   ro mhath ― very good

   ro aire ― great attention

   ro sgairteil ― very active

   ro shleamhainn ― very slippery

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)

1. before

Inflection

References

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ro”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[3], 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/ [ˈro]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ro

Noun

ro f (plural ros)

1. rho; the Greek letter Ρ, ρ

   Synonym: rho

Further reading

• “ro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruː/

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)

1. to row; to transport oneself in a small boat, with help of oars
2. (colloquial, in "ro hit (med något)") to quickly hand over, to pass

Conjugation

Derived terms

• ro hem

Related terms

See also

• åra

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish ro (“rest”), German Ruhe with a secondary meaning in Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest).

Noun

ro c (uncountable)

1. peace, quiet, tranquility

Declension

Related terms

References

References

• ro in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• -or, or

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian راه (rah).

Noun

ro

1. road

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roː/

Verb

ro

1. Soft mutation of rho.

Mutation

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Related to etymology 2, compare with Igbo lò (“to reflect”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾò/

Verb

rò

1. (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

• èrò (“thought”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾò/

Verb

rò

1. (transitive) to stir

Usage notes

ro when followed by a direct object.

Derived terms

• rírò (“stirred, stirring”)
• ronú (“to think”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾō/

Verb

ro

1. (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

• IPA^(key): /ɾó/

Verb

ró

1. (transitive) to wrap, to tie a wrapper, skirt, or towel.

   Báwo la ṣe máa ró ìró. ― How does one tie a wrapper.

Derived terms

• ìró (“wrapper”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾó/

Verb

ró

1. (transitive) to sound, to emit a sound.

Derived terms

• ìró (“sound”)

Etymology 6

Compare with Igbo lo (“to ache”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾō/

Verb

ro

1. (transitive) to pain, to hurt, to ache

   Ẹ̀yìn ń ro mí. ― My back is paining me.

   (My back hurts)

Derived terms

• ríro (“paining”)

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾó/

Verb

ró

1. (Ijebu) to live

   Mo ró n’Íbàdọ̀n ― I live in Ibadan

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾo]
• Hyphenation: ro

Noun

ro

1. brook, stream, creek

References