ró

See also:Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Czech

Noun

rón(indeclinable)

1. rho(Greek letter)

Faroese

Etymology

FromOld Norseró.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ɹɔuːw]

Noun

róf(genitive singularróar,uncountable)

1. peace,quiet,rest

Declension

Declension ofró(singular only)
f2s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ró	róin
accusative	ró	róina
dative	ró	róini
genitive	róar	róarinnar

Synonyms

• rógv

Related terms

• Ró

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈroː]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:ró
• Rhymes:-roː

Etymology 1

FromProto-Finno-Ugric*rokɜ-(“to cut, chop up”).

Verb

ró

1. (transitive)tonotch,carve,engrave,cut into,nick,score

   Synonyms:vés,bevés,farag

2. putting burden on someone, such as a fine, a task, blame, etc.
   1. (transitive,figurative)toimpose,levy(a fine, a tax) on someone (-ra/-re)

      Synonyms:kiró,ráró,kivet,kiszab

   2. (transitive,figurative)toassign(a task) to someone (-ra/-re)

      Synonyms:kiró,ráró,előír,kitűz,megszab

   3. (transitive,figurative)tolay,impose(a burden) on someone (-ra/-re)
   4. (transitive,figurative)tolay,place(blame) on someone (-ra/-re)
3. (transitive)toroam,walk,ply,rove(the streets, sea, etc.)

   Synonyms:jár,barangol,kóborol

Conjugation

conjugation ofró

Click for archaic forms			1st personsg	2nd personsg informal	3rd personsg, 2nd p.sgformal	1st personpl	2nd personpl informal	3rd personpl, 2nd p.plformal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	rovok	rósz	ró	rovunk	rótok	rónak
		Def.	rovom	rovod	rója	rójuk	rójátok	róják
		2nd-p. o.	rólak	―
	Past	Indef.	róttam	róttál	rótt	róttunk	róttatok	róttak
		Def.	róttam	róttad	rótta	róttuk	róttátok	rótták
		2nd-p. o.	róttalak	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb,or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verbfog,e.g.rónifog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	rovék	rovál	rova	rovánk	rovátok	rovának
		Def.	rovám	rovád	rová	rovánk	rovátok	rovák
		2nd-p. o.	roválak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala (volt),e.g.ró vala,róttvala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	rovandok	rovandasz	rovand	rovandunk	rovandotok	rovandanak
		Def.	rovandom	rovandod	rovandja	rovandjuk	rovandjátok	rovandják
		2nd-p. o.	rovandalak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	rónék	rónál	róna	rónánk	rónátok	rónának
		Def.	rónám	rónád	róná	rónánk (orrónók)	rónátok	rónák
		2nd-p. o.	rónálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed byvolna,e.g.róttvolna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	rójak	rójor rójál	rójon	rójunk	rójatok	rójanak
		Def.	rójam	róddor rójad	rója	rójuk	rójátok	róják
		2nd-p. o.	rójalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed bylégyen,e.g.róttlégyen
Infinitive	róni		rónom	rónod	rónia	rónunk	rónotok	róniuk
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	rovás		rovó	rótt	rovandó	róva(róván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same-(t)at/-(t)etsuffix as the causative, followed by-ikin the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional-ikverbs).

potential conjugation ofró

Click for archaic forms			1st personsg	2nd personsg informal	3rd personsg, 2nd p.sgformal	1st personpl	2nd personpl informal	3rd personpl, 2nd p.plformal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	róhatok	róhatsz	róhat	róhatunk	róhattok	róhatnak
		Def.	róhatom	róhatod	róhatja	róhatjuk	róhatjátok	róhatják
		2nd-p. o.	róhatlak	―
	Past	Indef.	róhattam	róhattál	róhatott	róhattunk	róhattatok	róhattak
		Def.	róhattam	róhattad	róhatta	róhattuk	róhattátok	róhatták
		2nd-p. o.	róhattalak	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	róhaték	róhatál	róhata	róhatánk	róhatátok	róhatának
		Def.	róhatám	róhatád	róhatá	róhatánk	róhatátok	róhaták
		2nd-p. o.	róhatálak	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed byvala,e.g.róhatvala,róhatottvala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	róhatandokorrovandhatok	róhatandaszorrovandhatsz	róhatandorrovandhat	róhatandunkorrovandhatunk	róhatandotokorrovandhattok	róhatandanakorrovandhatnak
		Def.	róhatandomorrovandhatom	róhatandodorrovandhatod	róhatandjaorrovandhatja	róhatandjukorrovandhatjuk	róhatandjátokorrovandhatjátok	róhatandjákorrovandhatják
		2nd-p. o.	róhatandalakorrovandhatlak	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	róhatnék	róhatnál	róhatna	róhatnánk	róhatnátok	róhatnának
		Def.	róhatnám	róhatnád	róhatná	róhatnánk (orróhatnók)	róhatnátok	róhatnák
		2nd-p. o.	róhatnálak	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed byvolna,e.g.róhatottvolna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	róhassak	róhassor róhassál	róhasson	róhassunk	róhassatok	róhassanak
		Def.	róhassam	róhasdor róhassad	róhassa	róhassuk	róhassátok	róhassák
		2nd-p. o.	róhassalak	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed bylégyen,e.g.róhatottlégyen
Inf.	(róhatni)		(róhatnom)	(róhatnod)	(róhatnia)	(róhatnunk)	(róhatnotok)	(róhatniuk)
Positive adjective			róható	Neg. adj.	róhatatlan	Adv. part.	(róhatva/róhatván)

Derived terms

• rovás
• rovott

(Withverbal prefixes):

• beró
• egyberó
• felró
• kiró
• leró
• megró
• összeró
• ráró

Etymology 2

Ultimately fromAncient Greekῥῶ(rhô).

Noun

ró(pluralrók)

1. rho(Greek letter)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ró	rók
accusative	rót	rókat
dative	rónak	róknak
instrumental	róval	rókkal
causal-final	róért	rókért
translative	róvá	rókká
terminative	róig	rókig
essive-formal	róként	rókként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	róban	rókban
superessive	rón	rókon
adessive	rónál	róknál
illative	róba	rókba
sublative	róra	rókra
allative	róhoz	rókhoz
elative	róból	rókból
delative	róról	rókról
ablative	rótól	róktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	róé	róké
non-attributive possessive - plural	róéi	rókéi

Possessive formsofró
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	róm	róim
2nd person sing.	ród	róid
3rd person sing.	rója	rói
1st person plural	rónk	róink
2nd person plural	rótok	róitok
3rd person plural	rójuk	róik

Further reading

• (to carve etc.):róinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/rouː/

  Rhymes:-ouː

Etymology 1

FromOld Norseró(whence alsoDanishro), fromProto-Germanic*rōō.

Noun

róf(genitive singularróar,no plural)

1. calm,rest,stillness,tranquility
2. peace,quiet

Synonyms

• (tranquility):kyrrð
• (quiet):friður,næði

Derived terms

• óró
• órói
• raska ró
• ró og næði
• róa
• róandi
• taka með ró
• vera ekki í rónni

Etymology 2

Noun

róf(genitive singularróar,nominative pluralrær)

1. nut(fastener with a hole through it, intended to be screwed onto a bolt)

See also

• bolti

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster,Connacht)IPA^(key):/ɾˠoː/
• (Ulster)IPA^(key):/ɾˠɔː/

Etymology 1

Seeró-.

Noun

róm(genitive singularró)

1. abundance,excess(literary)

Declension

Declension ofró

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ró Vocative aró Genitive ró Dative ró

Forms with thedefinite article Case Singular Nominative anró Genitive anró Dative leis anró donró

Synonyms

• barraíocht
• flúirse

Etymology 2

Borrowed fromEnglishrow.

Noun

róm(genitive singularró,nominative pluralrónna)

1. row,line

Declension

Declension ofró

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ró rónna Vocative aró arónna Genitive ró rónna Dative ró rónna

Forms with thedefinite article Case Singular Plural Nominative anró narónna Genitive anró narónna Dative leis anró donró leis narónna

Synonyms

• líne
• sraith

Old Norse

Etymology 1

FromProto-Germanic*rōō.

Noun

róf

1. rest(state of inner peace)

Descendants

• Icelandic:ró
• Faroese:ró,rógv
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Nynorsk:ro

  Norwegian Bokmål:ro

• Elfdalian:ruo
• Old Swedish:rō
  • Swedish:ro
• Danish:ro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

ró

1. second-personsingularimperativeactiveofróa

Tetum

Noun

ró

1. boat