roro

See also: RORO and ro-ro

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ro/
• Rhymes: -ɔro
• Hyphenation: rò‧ro

Verb

roro

1. first-person singular present indicative of rorare

Anagrams

• orro, orrò

Javanese

Numeral

roro

1. two

Latin

Etymology

From rōs, rōris.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈroː.roː/, [ˈroːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈro.ro/, [ˈrɔːro]

Verb

rōrō (present infinitive rōrāre, perfect active rōrāvī, supine rōrātum); first conjugation

1. to cause dew, drip; be moist
2. to drop, trickle, distil
3. to sprinkle, drizzle (rain lightly)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of rōrō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rōrō	rōrās	rōrat	rōrāmus	rōrātis	rōrant
	imperfect	rōrābam	rōrābās	rōrābat	rōrābāmus	rōrābātis	rōrābant
	future	rōrābō	rōrābis	rōrābit	rōrābimus	rōrābitis	rōrābunt
	perfect	rōrāvī	rōrāvistī	rōrāvit	rōrāvimus	rōrāvistis	rōrāvērunt, rōrāvēre
	pluperfect	rōrāveram	rōrāverās	rōrāverat	rōrāverāmus	rōrāverātis	rōrāverant
	future perfect	rōrāverō	rōrāveris	rōrāverit	rōrāverimus	rōrāveritis	rōrāverint
passive	present	rōror	rōrāris, rōrāre	rōrātur	rōrāmur	rōrāminī	rōrantur
	imperfect	rōrābar	rōrābāris, rōrābāre	rōrābātur	rōrābāmur	rōrābāminī	rōrābantur
	future	rōrābor	rōrāberis, rōrābere	rōrābitur	rōrābimur	rōrābiminī	rōrābuntur
	perfect	rōrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rōrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rōrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rōrem	rōrēs	rōret	rōrēmus	rōrētis	rōrent
imperfect	rōrārem	rōrārēs	rōrāret	rōrārēmus	rōrārētis	rōrārent
perfect	rōrāverim	rōrāverīs	rōrāverit	rōrāverīmus	rōrāverītis	rōrāverint
pluperfect	rōrāvissem	rōrāvissēs	rōrāvisset	rōrāvissēmus	rōrāvissētis	rōrāvissent
passive	present	rōrer	rōrēris, rōrēre	rōrētur	rōrēmur	rōrēminī	rōrentur
imperfect	rōrārer	rōrārēris, rōrārēre	rōrārētur	rōrārēmur	rōrārēminī	rōrārentur
perfect	rōrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	rōrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	rōrā	—	—	rōrāte	—
	future	—	rōrātō	rōrātō	—	rōrātōte	rōrantō
passive	present	—	rōrāre	—	—	rōrāminī	—
	future	—	rōrātor	rōrātor	—	—	rōrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		rōrāre	rōrāvisse	rōrātūrum esse	rōrārī	rōrātum esse	rōrātum īrī
participles		rōrāns	—	rōrātūrus	—	rōrātus	rōrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		rōrandī	rōrandō	rōrandum	rōrandō	rōrātum	rōrātū

Derived terms

Derived terms

• adrorō
• arrorō
• circumrorō
• irrorō
• rorans

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • ⇒ Aromanian: arãuredz, arãurari, rãuredz
  • Romanian: roura, rourare
• Borrowings:
  • → Italian: rorare
  • → Portuguese: rorar
  • → Spanish: rorar

References

• “roro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “roro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• roro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Palauan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapdap.

Noun

róro

1. Indian coral tree

References

• roro in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• roro in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• roro in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 293.

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lolo “coconut milk or oil” from Proto-Oceanic *lolo (cognate with Samoan lololo and Fijian lolo).

Noun

roro

1. coconut milk

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English RORO, acronym of roll-on roll-off.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾoɾo/ [ˈɾoː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: ro‧ro

Noun

roro (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜇᜓ)

1. roll-on roll-off ferry

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Olukumi rírò, Itsekiri oro likely a partial reduplication of a root rò (“to be bitter”). Compare with Igala ìlò (“bitter leaf”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾō.ɾò/

Verb

rorò

1. (Ekiti, Owe, Eastern Akoko) to be bitter

   Synonyms: korò, lúkú, dúnkún

   Antonyms: dùn, yọ̀n

Adjective

rorò

1. bitter