ro-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾˠə/

Prefix

ro-

  1. Cois Fharraige form of ró-

Mohawk

Prefix

ro-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    He ____ (patient)
    It/she ____ him
    He ____ him

Alternative forms
- Initial consonant
Environmentt/s/h/kn/r/w/’ae/eno/oniy
Word-Initial ro-ro-ro-raw-ra-ro-ro-

References
  • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 303, 384

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forth, forward”), from the root *per- (“to go forth, cross”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πρό (pró), Latin prō, and Old English fram.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /r͈o/

Prefix

ro-

  1. indicates a perfective aspect
  2. indicates possibility or ability
    Synonym: con·icc
  3. sometimes used with the subjunctive mood with no clear change in meaning
  4. indicates that an adjective applies to a high degree: very
    ‎ro- (“very”) + ‎bec (“small”) → ‎rubec (“very small”)
    ‎ro- (“very”) + ‎már (“large”) → ‎romár (“very large”)
    ‎ro- (“very”) + ‎ocus (“near”) → ‎ro-ocus (“very near”)

Derived terms
Old Irish terms prefixed with ro-

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

See ro.

Prefix

ro-

  1. pre-

Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with ro-
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