aro
English
Etymology
Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective
aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)
- (slang, neologism) Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
- For ace and aro people, the possibilities for diverse relationships are endless, despite how pop culture often brands our identity as restrictive and confined.
- 2017, Melissa Reph, "You might not like hearing this, but I don't like 'Riverdale'", The Muhlenberg Weekly (Muhlenberg College), 26 October 2017, page 3:
- For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind.
- 2018, Alexis Stark, "A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus", The State News (Michigan State University), 29 November 2018, page 5:
- This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:aro.
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
Derived terms
- ace-aro
- aro-ace
- aro-allo
- aroness
- arospec
Noun
aro (plural aros)
- (slang, neologism) A person who is aromantic.
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
- While aces and aros can often be a misunderstood demographic in the queer community and outside of it, information about our identities is making its way into more conversations.
- 2018, Isabel Nathan, "Asexuals, you are not alone", Washington Blade, 19 October 2018, page 20:
- Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.
- 2019, Chelaine Kirsh, "Let's talk about aces, baby", The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan), 24 October 2019, page 11:
- Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.
- 2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16:
See also
- ace
Anagrams
- AOR, AoR, OAR, Ora, ROA, Rao, Roa, oar, ora
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌˈɾo/
- Hyphenation: a‧ro
Noun
aró f
- bite (act of biting)
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾo/, [a.ɾo̞]
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
aro inan
- time, season
- age, era
- Erdi Aroa ― Middles Ages
- (Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin) weather
Declension
Declension of aro (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | aro | aroa | aroak |
ergative | arok | aroak | aroek |
dative | arori | aroari | aroei |
genitive | aroren | aroaren | aroen |
comitative | arorekin | aroarekin | aroekin |
causative | arorengatik | aroarengatik | aroengatik |
benefactive | arorentzat | aroarentzat | aroentzat |
instrumental | aroz | aroaz | aroez |
inessive | arotan | aroan | aroetan |
locative | arotako | aroko | aroetako |
allative | arotara | arora | aroetara |
terminative | arotaraino | aroraino | aroetaraino |
directive | arotarantz | arorantz | aroetarantz |
destinative | arotarako | arorako | aroetarako |
ablative | arotatik | arotik | aroetatik |
partitive | arorik | — | — |
prolative | arotzat | — | — |
Etymology 2
From Spanish aro (“ring”).[1]
Noun
aro inan
- wreath, garland
- ring, circle
Declension
Declension of aro (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
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indefinite | singular | plural | |
absolutive | aro | aroa | aroak |
ergative | arok | aroak | aroek |
dative | arori | aroari | aroei |
genitive | aroren | aroaren | aroen |
comitative | arorekin | aroarekin | aroekin |
causative | arorengatik | aroarengatik | aroengatik |
benefactive | arorentzat | aroarentzat | aroentzat |
instrumental | aroz | aroaz | aroez |
inessive | arotan | aroan | aroetan |
locative | arotako | aroko | aroetako |
allative | arotara | arora | aroetara |
terminative | arotaraino | aroraino | aroetaraino |
directive | arotarantz | arorantz | aroetarantz |
destinative | arotarako | arorako | aroetarako |
ablative | arotatik | arotik | aroetatik |
partitive | arorik | — | — |
prolative | arotzat | — | — |
References
- “aro” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "aro" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “aro” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Esperanto
Etymology
Back-formation from -aro (“collection”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaro]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -aro
- Hyphenation: a‧ro
Noun
aro (accusative singular aron, plural aroj, accusative plural arojn)
- bunch
- aro da kliŝaĵoj pri kaj Eŭropo kaj la nova traktato ― a bunch of clichés about both Europe and the new treaty
Related terms
- ariĝi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aro (compare Estonian aru), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arɜ (compare Erzya аразь (arazʹ, “lack”), Khanty [script needed] (urι, urə), Mansi [script needed] (orāj, orəj)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑro̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑro
- Syllabification(key): a‧ro
Noun
aro
- steppe
- (dialectal) humid or swampy meadow or plain
Declension
Inflection of aro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | aro | arot | |
genitive | aron | arojen | |
partitive | aroa | aroja | |
illative | aroon | aroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | aro | arot | |
accusative | nom. | aro | arot |
gen. | aron | ||
genitive | aron | arojen | |
partitive | aroa | aroja | |
inessive | arossa | aroissa | |
elative | arosta | aroista | |
illative | aroon | aroihin | |
adessive | arolla | aroilla | |
ablative | arolta | aroilta | |
allative | arolle | aroille | |
essive | arona | aroina | |
translative | aroksi | aroiksi | |
instructive | — | aroin | |
abessive | arotta | aroitta | |
comitative | — | aroineen |
Possessive forms of aro (type valo) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | aroni | aromme |
2nd person | arosi | aronne |
3rd person | aronsa |
Compounds
- aroeläin
- arojänis
- arokasvi
- arosusi
- arovuokko
- arovyöhyke
- heinäaro
References
- “aro”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.
Anagrams
- ora
Galo
Alternative forms
ayo
Etymology
From Proto-Tani *rjo, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej. Cognate with Tibetan ལྕེ (lce), Garo sre and Chinese 舌 (shé).
Noun
aro
- tongue
Garo
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Bengali আর (ar).
Conjunction
aro
- and, in addition to
References
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 337
Hiligaynon
Noun
arô
- leprosy
Italian
Verb
aro
- first-person singular present indicative of arare
Anagrams
- Ora, ora
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *araō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti (“to plough”), from the root *h₂erh₃-. The root-final laryngeal was lost in the Proto-Indo-European verb, but was restored in Proto-Italic.
Cognates include Ancient Greek ἀρόω (aróō), Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Lithuanian arti, and Old English erian (archaic English ear).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.roː/, [ˈäroː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ro/, [ˈäːro]
Verb
arō (present infinitive arāre, perfect active arāvī, supine arātum); first conjugation
- I plough, till; I cultivate land, farm; I acquire by tillage
- (of age) I draw furrows over the body, wrinkle
Conjugation
Conjugation of arō (first conjugation) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | arō | arās | arat | arāmus | arātis | arant |
imperfect | arābam | arābās | arābat | arābāmus | arābātis | arābant | |
future | arābō | arābis | arābit | arābimus | arābitis | arābunt | |
perfect | arāvī | arāvistī | arāvit | arāvimus | arāvistis | arāvērunt, arāvēre | |
pluperfect | arāveram | arāverās | arāverat | arāverāmus | arāverātis | arāverant | |
future perfect | arāverō | arāveris | arāverit | arāverimus | arāveritis | arāverint | |
passive | present | aror | arāris, arāre | arātur | arāmur | arāminī | arantur |
imperfect | arābar | arābāris, arābāre | arābātur | arābāmur | arābāminī | arābantur | |
future | arābor | arāberis, arābere | arābitur | arābimur | arābiminī | arābuntur | |
perfect | arātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | arātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | arātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | arem | arēs | aret | arēmus | arētis | arent |
imperfect | arārem | arārēs | arāret | arārēmus | arārētis | arārent | |
perfect | arāverim | arāverīs | arāverit | arāverīmus | arāverītis | arāverint | |
pluperfect | arāvissem | arāvissēs | arāvisset | arāvissēmus | arāvissētis | arāvissent | |
passive | present | arer | arēris, arēre | arētur | arēmur | arēminī | arentur |
imperfect | arārer | arārēris, arārēre | arārētur | arārēmur | arārēminī | arārentur | |
perfect | arātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | arātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | arā | — | — | arāte | — |
future | — | arātō | arātō | — | arātōte | arantō | |
passive | present | — | arāre | — | — | arāminī | — |
future | — | arātor | arātor | — | — | arantor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | arāre | arāvisse | arātūrum esse | arārī | arātum esse | arātum īrī | |
participles | arāns | — | arātūrus | — | arātus | arandus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
arandī | arandō | arandum | arandō | arātum | arātū |
Derived terms
- adarō
- arābilis
- arātiō
- arātor
- arātrum
- arātus
- arvus
- circumarō
- exarō
- inarō
- obarō
- perarō
Related terms
- arātiuncula
- arātōrius
- arātrō
- arva
- arvālis
Descendants
- Aromanian: ar, arari
- Asturian: arar
- Franco-Provençal: arar
- Friulian: arâ
- Galician: arar
- Italian: arare
- Occitan: arar
- Old Catalan: arar
- Old French: arer
- Portuguese: arar
- Romanian: ara, arare
- Sardinian: arai, arare
- Sicilian: arari
- Spanish: arar
- Venetian: arar
References
- “aro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- aro in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Malagasy
Noun
aro
- defense; protection
Adjective
aro
- (dialectal, Betsimisaraka) Synonym of roa
Mansaka
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu.
Noun
aro
- pestle
- pole for pounding rice
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
arò
- fog
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (“front, facing part”).
Noun
aro
- front (facing side)
- Kua maringi i a koe ki runga i to aro.
- You've spilt it down your front.
- Kua maringi i a koe ki runga i to aro.
- front (weather)
- Ko te paenga e tūtaki ai ētahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka kīia he aro.
- The boundary where two air masses meet is called a front.
- Ko te paenga e tūtaki ai ētahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka kīia he aro.
Verb
aro (passive arohia or arongia or arotia)
- (transitive) to turn toward something or someone
- Me aro te kaikōrero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai rātou i tōna waha e kōrero na.
- The speaker should face toward the deaf people so that they can see her mouth when she is talking.
- Me aro te kaikōrero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai rātou i tōna waha e kōrero na.
References
- “aro” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Nauruan
Etymology
From Pre-Nauruan *rua-ua, from Proto-Micronesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral
aro
- two
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈɾoː/
Noun
aro m (Arabic spelling ئارۆ)
- Alternative form of arû (“cucumber”)
Declension
Definite masculine gender | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | aro | aro | ||
Construct | aroyê | aroyên | ||
Oblique | aroyî | aroyan | ||
Demonstrative oblique | wî aroyî | wan aroyan | ||
Vocative | aroyo | aroyino | ||
Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
Case | Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | aroyek | aroyin | ||
Construct | aroyekî | aroyine | ||
Oblique | aroyekî | aroyinan |
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aro”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 12
Old High German
Etymology
Same as arn.
Noun
aro m
- eagle
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ɾu/
- Rhymes: -aɾu
- Hyphenation: a‧ro
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese aro of uncertain origin. Cognate with Spanish aro.
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- any large circular band of material
- hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
- rim (outer edge of a wheel)
- (wheelchairs) pushrim: aro de propulsão
- the frame of eyeglasses
- Synonym: armação
- juggling ring
- Synonym: argola
- the frame of eyeglasses
- the region surrounding a city
- Synonym: periferia
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- arão, arum, árum, jarro, jaro
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- arum (any plant in the genus Arum)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
aro
- first-person singular present indicative of arar
Romani
Noun
aro m
- Alternative form of arro (“flour”)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾo/ [ˈa.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -aɾo
- Syllabification: a‧ro
Etymology 1
Unknown origin.
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- hoop
- large ring
- (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) earring
- Synonyms: arete, pendiente
Derived terms
- arete
See also
- anillo
- argolla
- sortija
Etymology 2
From Latin arum.
Noun
aro m (plural aros)
- arum lily
Alternative forms
- jaro, yaro
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
aro
- first-person singular present indicative of arar
Further reading
- “aro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadu, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadu. Cognate with Puyuma sadru and Limos Kalinga adu.
Adjective
aro
- many; a lot