ro-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾˠə/
Prefix
ro-
- Cois Fharraige form of ró-
Mohawk
Prefix
ro-
- pronominal prefix for
- He ____ (patient)
- It/she ____ him
- He ____ him
Alternative forms
| - | Initial consonant | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | t/s/h/k | n/r/w/’ | a | e/en | o/on | i | y |
| 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
- ru-
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-
- indicates a perfective aspect
- indicates possibility or ability
- Synonym: con·icc
- sometimes used with the subjunctive mood with no clear change in meaning
- 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
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003), D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, pages 339–43
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
See ro.
Prefix
ro-
- pre-
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with ro-
Related terms
- ro