iro
Translingual
Symbol
iro
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Iroquoian languages.
Afar
Etymology
Cognates include Saho iró.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈɾo/
- Hyphenation: i‧ro
Adverb
iró
- high
Noun
iró f (plural iroorá f)
- outside
- height, altitude
Declension
Declension of iró | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | iró | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | iró | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | iró | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | iró | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “iro”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 38
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Asi
Noun
irò
- dog
Cebuano
Etymology
From older ido.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧ro
Noun
iro
- a dog
- Synonym: ayam
- an ablutophobic person
- a despicable person
- dog meat; the flesh and other edible parts derived from dogs
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:iro.
Esperanto
Etymology
From iri (“to go”) + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈiro]
- Rhymes: -iro
- Hyphenation: ir‧o
Noun
iro (accusative singular iron, plural iroj, accusative plural irojn)
- trip, course, run, going
Japanese
Romanization
iro
- Rōmaji transcription of いろ
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian (compare Indonesian ulat (“caterpillar”), Malay ulat (“worm, maggot”), Fijian ulo, Chamorro ulo').
Noun
iro (used in a reduplicated form as iroiro)
- maggot
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- ira, iru, ire
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hiz.
Pronoun
(h)iro
- her
Declension
Personal pronouns | |||||
Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
Dative | |||||
Genitive | unkero | inker, inka | - | - | - |
Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
Dative | ūs | im | |||
Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro |
Portuguese
Verb
iro
- first-person singular present indicative of irar
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiɾo/ [ˈi.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -iɾo
- Syllabification: i‧ro
Noun
iro m (plural iros)
- (rare) a Mohawk hairstyle
- Synonyms: cresta, mohicano
Welsh
Etymology
Cognate with Cornish ura.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɪrɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈiːrɔ/, /ˈɪrɔ/
Verb
iro (first-person singular present iraf)
- to lubricate, oil
- to anoint
Conjugation
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
present indicative/future | iraf | iri | ira | irwn | irwch | irant | irir | |
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | irwn | irit | irai | irem | irech | irent | irid | |
preterite | irais | iraist | irodd | irasom | irasoch | irasant | irwyd | |
pluperfect | iraswn | irasit | irasai | irasem | irasech | irasent | irasid, iresid | |
present subjunctive | irwyf | irych | iro | irom | iroch | iront | irer | |
imperative | — | ira | ired | irwn | irwch | irent | irer | |
verbal noun | iro | |||||||
verbal adjectives | iredig iradwy |
Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | |
future | ira i, iraf i | iri di | irith o/e/hi, iriff e/hi | irwn ni | irwch chi | iran nhw |
conditional | irwn i, irswn i | iret ti, irset ti | irai fo/fe/hi, irsai fo/fe/hi | iren ni, irsen ni | irech chi, irsech chi | iren nhw, irsen nhw |
preterite | irais i, ires i | iraist ti, irest ti | irodd o/e/hi | iron ni | iroch chi | iron nhw |
imperative | — | ira | — | — | irwch | — |
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. |
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
iro | unchanged | unchanged | hiro |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “iraf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
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Alternative forms
- ùró (CY, SEY)
Etymology 1
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to wrap”), probably from Proto-Yoruboid *ù-ló, compare with Igala ùló
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɾó/
Noun
ìró
- a cloth wrapped around a woman's lower body, usually made with six yards of fabric
Derived terms
- oníròó (“one with a cloth wrapper”)
Etymology 2
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ró (“to sound”)
Alternative forms
- ùró (CY, SEY)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɾó/
Noun
ìró
- sound; noise
- (by extension) distant news or information on someone or something
- Synonym: ìròyìn
Derived terms
- gbúròó
- ìró ohùn (“pitch”)
- ìró-akùnyín-ùn (“voiced sound; sonorant”)
- ìró àìkùnyín-ùn (“voiceless sound”)
- bátànì ìró (“sound pattern”)
- ìró àfitán-ánnápè (“glottal sound”)
- ìró asétán-ánnápè (“glottal stop”)
- ìró-àfèjì-ètèpè (“bilabial sound”)
Related terms
- ariwo (“noise”)
- ùfófó (“noise”) (Ekiti)
Etymology 3
Compare with Olukumi úrò (“ape”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.ɾò/
Noun
irò
- a general term for any species of great ape; gorilla, chimpanzee
- Synonyms: elégbèdè, ìnàkí
Related terms
- ọṣà (“chimpanzee”)
- ọ̀bọ (“monkey”)
Etymology 4
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + rò (“to think”), see èrò (“thought”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɾò/
Noun
ìrò
- thinking; the process of thinking
Derived terms
- àìrò (“lack of thinking”)
- ìròkúrò (“bad thinking”)
Etymology 5
From ì- + ro
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.ɾō/
Noun
ìro
- meanness, cruelty
- Synonyms: ìkà, ìwàkíwà