Irish

Prefix

ro-

1. Cois Fharraige form of ró-

Old Irish

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-

1. indicates a perfective aspect
2. indicates possibility or ability
3. sometimes used with the subjunctive mood with no clear change in meaning

Derived terms

References

• Rudolf Thurneysen, A Grammar of Old Irish (Dublin, 1946), pp. 339–43

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

See ro.

Prefix

ro-

1. pre-

Derived terms

Related terms

• ro