ró

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ro"

Czech

Noun

ró n (indeclinable)

1. rho (Greek letter)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ró.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɹɔuːw]

Noun

ró f (genitive singular róar, uncountable)

1. peace, quiet, rest

Declension

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]

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• Hyphenation: ró
• Rhymes: -roː

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *rokɜ- (“to cut, chop up”). Cognates include Eastern Mari руаш (ruaš, “to cut, to chop”).

Verb

ró

1. (transitive) to notch, 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) to impose, levy (a fine, a tax) on someone (-ra/-re)

      Synonyms: kiró, ráró, kivet, kiszab

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

      Synonyms: kiró, ráró, előír, kitűz, megszab

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

   Synonyms: jár, barangol, kóborol

Conjugation

Conjugation of ró

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	rovok	rósz	ró	rovunk	rótok	rónak
			def.	rovom	rovod	rója	rójuk	rójátok	róják
			2nd obj	rólak
		past	indef.	róttam	róttál	rótt	róttunk	róttatok	róttak
			def.	róttam	róttad	rótta	róttuk	róttátok	rótták
			2nd obj	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 verb fog, e.g. róni fog.
archaic preterite		indef.	rovék	rovál	rova	rovánk	rovátok	rovának
		def.	rovám	rovád	rová	rovánk	rovátok	rovák
		2nd obj	roválak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. ró vala, rótt vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	rovandok	rovandasz	rovand	rovandunk	rovandotok	rovandanak
	def.	rovandom	rovandod	rovandja	rovandjuk	rovandjátok	rovandják
	2nd obj	rovandalak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	rónék	rónál	róna	rónánk	rónátok	rónának
		def.	rónám	rónád	róná	rónánk (or rónók)	rónátok	rónák
		2nd obj	rónálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. rótt volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	rójak	rój or rójál	rójon	rójunk	rójatok	rójanak
			def.	rójam	ródd or rójad	rója	rójuk	rójátok	róják
			2nd obj	rójalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. rótt légyen
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)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).

Potential conjugation of ró

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive	indica­tive	pre­sent	indef.	róhatok	róhatsz	róhat	róhatunk	róhattok	róhatnak
			def.	róhatom	róhatod	róhatja	róhatjuk	róhatjátok	róhatják
			2nd obj	róhatlak
		past	indef.	róhattam	róhattál	róhatott	róhattunk	róhattatok	róhattak
			def.	róhattam	róhattad	róhatta	róhattuk	róhattátok	róhatták
			2nd obj	róhattalak
archaic preterite		indef.	róhaték	róhatál	róhata	róhatánk	róhatátok	róhatának
		def.	róhatám	róhatád	róhatá	róhatánk	róhatátok	róhaták
		2nd obj	róhatálak
archaic past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. róhat vala, róhatott vala/volt.
archaic future	indef.	róhatandok or rovandhatok	róhatandasz or rovandhatsz	róhatand or rovandhat	róhatandunk or rovandhatunk	róhatandotok or rovandhattok	róhatandanak or rovandhatnak
	def.	róhatandom or rovandhatom	róhatandod or rovandhatod	róhatandja or rovandhatja	róhatandjuk or rovandhatjuk	róhatandjátok or rovandhatjátok	róhatandják or rovandhatják
	2nd obj	róhatandalak or rovandhatlak
condi­tional	pre­sent	indef.	róhatnék	róhatnál	róhatna	róhatnánk	róhatnátok	róhatnának
		def.	róhatnám	róhatnád	róhatná	róhatnánk (or róhatnók)	róhatnátok	róhatnák
		2nd obj	róhatnálak
	past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. róhatott volna
sub­junc­tive	sub­junc­tive	pre­sent	indef.	róhassak	róhass or róhassál	róhasson	róhassunk	róhassatok	róhassanak
			def.	róhassam	róhasd or róhassad	róhassa	róhassuk	róhassátok	róhassák
			2nd obj	róhassalak
(archaic) past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. róhatott légyen
infinitive	(róhatni)		(róhatnom)	(róhatnod)	(róhatnia)	(róhatnunk)	(róhatnotok)	(róhatniuk)
other forms	positive adjective			negative adjective		adverbial participle
	róható			róhatatlan		(róhatva / róhatván)

Derived terms

• rovás
• rovott

(With verbal prefixes):

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

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô).

Noun

ró (plural rók)

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 forms of ró

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.): ró in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rouː/

  Rhymes: -ouː

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse ró (whence also Danish ro), from Proto-Germanic *rōō.

Noun

ró f (genitive singular róar, no plural)

1. calm, rest, stillness, tranquility

   Synonym: kyrrð

2. peace, quiet

   Synonyms: friður, næði

Declension

Declension of ró (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ró	róin
accusative	ró	róna
dative	ró	rónni
genitive	róar	róarinnar

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

Noun

ró f (genitive singular róar, nominative plural rær)

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

Declension

Declension of ró (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ró	róin	rær	rærnar
accusative	ró	róna	rær	rærnar
dative	ró	rónni	róm	rónum
genitive	róar	róarinnar	róa	rónna

See also

• bolti

Irish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

See ró-.

Noun

ró m (genitive singular ró)

1. abundance, excess (literary)

Declension

Declension of ró (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative ró vocative a ró genitive ró dative ró forms with the definite article singular nominative an ró genitive an ró dative leis an ró don ró

Synonyms

• barraíocht
• flúirse

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English row.

Noun

ró m (genitive singular ró, nominative plural rónna)

1. row, line

Declension

Declension of ró (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ró rónna vocative a ró a rónna genitive ró rónna dative ró rónna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ró na rónna genitive an ró na rónna dative leis an ró don ró leis na rónna

Synonyms

• líne
• sraith

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rōō.

Noun

ró f

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 corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ró

1. second-person singular imperative active of róa

Tetum

Noun

ró

1. boat