aro

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Translingual

Symbol

aro

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Araona.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Araona terms

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.

English a-

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *srew-

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *sréwmn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Undetermined *Roum(n)ābor.?

Etruscan 𐌓𐌖𐌌𐌀 (ruma)bor.?

Latin Rōma

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin Rōmānus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin rōmānicus

Latin -ē

Vulgar Latin rōmānicē

Old French romanz

Old French romauntder.

English romant

▲

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

▲

Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English romantic

English aromanticclip.

English aro

Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɹəʊ/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/
• (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɹoʊ/

• Audio (Australia):

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• Homophone: arrow
• Rhymes: -æɹəʊ

Adjective

aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)

1. (slang, neologism) Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).

   I love being aro; dating is so stressful.

   • 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 October 26, Melissa Reph, “You might not like hearing this, but I don't like 'Riverdale'”, in The Muhlenberg Weekly, Muhlenberg College, 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 November 29, Alexis Stark, “A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus”, in The State News, Michigan State University, 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.

Derived terms

• ace-aro
• aro-ace
• aro-allo
• aroflux
• aroness
• arophobia
• arospec

Noun

aro (plural aros)

1. (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 October 19, Isabel Nathan, “Asexuals, you are not alone”, in Washington Blade, page 20:

     Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.

   • 2019 October 24, Chelaine Kirsh, “Let's talk about aces, baby”, in The Sheaf, University of Saskatchewan, page 11:

     Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.

See also

• ace

Anagrams

• AOR, AoR, OAR, Ora, ROA, Rao, Roa, oar, ora

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈro/ [ʔʌˈɾɔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Noun

aró f

1. bite (act of biting)

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[6], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Noun

aro m (plural aro, definite arua)

1. Dogançe form of aeroplan
2. Dogançe form of arixhi

References

• Haxhihasani, Qemal (1964), “Elemente nga fjalori i dogançes, fragmente bisedash dhe tekste në këtë të folme”, in Studime filologjike‎^[7], number III, page 149

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾo/ [a.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo, -o
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aro inan

1. time, season
2. age, era

   Erdi Aroa ― Middles Ages

3. (Navarro-Lapurdian, Soule) weather

Declension

Declension of aro (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	aro	aroa	aroak	arook
ergative	arok	aroak	aroek	arook
dative	arori	aroari	aroei	arooi
genitive	aroren	aroaren	aroen	aroon
comitative	arorekin	aroarekin	aroekin	arookin
causative	arorengatik	aroarengatik	aroengatik	aroongatik
benefactive	arorentzat	aroarentzat	aroentzat	aroontzat
instrumental	aroz	aroaz	aroez	arootaz
inessive	arotan	aroan	aroetan	arootan
locative	arotako	aroko	aroetako	arootako
allative	arotara	arora	aroetara	arootara
terminative	arotaraino	aroraino	aroetaraino	arootaraino
directive	arotarantz	arorantz	aroetarantz	arootarantz
destinative	arotarako	arorako	aroetarako	arootarako
ablative	arotatik	arotik	aroetatik	arootatik
partitive	arorik	—	—	—
prolative	arotzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• urtaro (“season”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish aro (“ring”).

Noun

aro inan

1. wreath, garland
2. ring, circle

Declension

Declension of aro (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	aro	aroa	aroak	arook
ergative	arok	aroak	aroek	arook
dative	arori	aroari	aroei	arooi
genitive	aroren	aroaren	aroen	aroon
comitative	arorekin	aroarekin	aroekin	arookin
causative	arorengatik	aroarengatik	aroengatik	aroongatik
benefactive	arorentzat	aroarentzat	aroentzat	aroontzat
instrumental	aroz	aroaz	aroez	arootaz
inessive	arotan	aroan	aroetan	arootan
locative	arotako	aroko	aroetako	arootako
allative	arotara	arora	aroetara	arootara
terminative	arotaraino	aroraino	aroetaraino	arootaraino
directive	arotarantz	arorantz	aroetarantz	arootarantz
destinative	arotarako	arorako	aroetarako	arootarako
ablative	arotatik	arotik	aroetatik	arootatik
partitive	arorik	—	—	—
prolative	arotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “aro”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “aro”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisslbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusslbor.

French -airebor.

▲

Latin -āriuminflu.

▲

Russian -арь (-arʹ)influ.

Esperanto -arobf.

Esperanto aro

Back-formation from -aro (“collection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaro/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -aro
• Syllabification: a‧ro

Noun

aro (accusative singular aron, plural aroj, accusative plural arojn)

1. 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

Further reading

• “aro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “aro”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Tasaista aromaisemaa

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aro (compare Estonian aru), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arɜ (compare Erzya аразь (araź, “lack”), Northern Khanty [script needed] (wuri), Northern Mansi [script needed] (ūraj)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑ̝ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑro
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): aro

Noun

aro

1. steppe; flat, vast, temperate but relatively dry grassland
2. (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
abessive		arotta	aroitta
instructive		—	aroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of aro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aroni aroni accusative nom. aroni aroni gen. aroni genitive aroni arojeni partitive aroani arojani inessive arossani aroissani elative arostani aroistani illative arooni aroihini adessive arollani aroillani ablative aroltani aroiltani allative arolleni aroilleni essive aronani aroinani translative arokseni aroikseni abessive arottani aroittani instructive — — comitative — aroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arosi arosi accusative nom. arosi arosi gen. arosi genitive arosi arojesi partitive aroasi arojasi inessive arossasi aroissasi elative arostasi aroistasi illative aroosi aroihisi adessive arollasi aroillasi ablative aroltasi aroiltasi allative arollesi aroillesi essive aronasi aroinasi translative aroksesi aroiksesi abessive arottasi aroittasi instructive — — comitative — aroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aromme aromme accusative nom. aromme aromme gen. aromme genitive aromme arojemme partitive aroamme arojamme inessive arossamme aroissamme elative arostamme aroistamme illative aroomme aroihimme adessive arollamme aroillamme ablative aroltamme aroiltamme allative arollemme aroillemme essive aronamme aroinamme translative aroksemme aroiksemme abessive arottamme aroittamme instructive — — comitative — aroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aronne aronne accusative nom. aronne aronne gen. aronne genitive aronne arojenne partitive aroanne arojanne inessive arossanne aroissanne elative arostanne aroistanne illative aroonne aroihinne adessive arollanne aroillanne ablative aroltanne aroiltanne allative arollenne aroillenne essive aronanne aroinanne translative aroksenne aroiksenne abessive arottanne aroittanne instructive — — comitative — aroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative aronsa aronsa accusative nom. aronsa aronsa gen. aronsa genitive aronsa arojensa partitive aroaan aroansa arojaan arojansa inessive arossaan arossansa aroissaan aroissansa elative arostaan arostansa aroistaan aroistansa illative aroonsa aroihinsa adessive arollaan arollansa aroillaan aroillansa ablative aroltaan aroltansa aroiltaan aroiltansa allative arolleen arollensa aroilleen aroillensa essive aronaan aronansa aroinaan aroinansa translative arokseen aroksensa aroikseen aroiksensa abessive arottaan arottansa aroittaan aroittansa instructive — — comitative — aroineen aroinensa

Derived terms

• Aro
• arokki
• Arola
• Aronen

compounds

• aroeläin
• aroharmaalokki
• arohiirihaukka
• arohilleri
• arohyyppä
• arojerbo
• arojuoksija
• arojänis
• arokakadu
• arokana
• arokasvi
• arokerttu
• arokettu
• arokissa
• arokiuru
• arokoivuhiiri
• arokorppi
• arokotka
• arokyyhky
• arolukki
• Aromaa
• aromerikotka
• aromurmeli
• aromuurahaiskäpy
• Aromäki
• aropääskykahlaaja
• aroseepra
• arosinappiperhonen
• arosopuli
• arosuohaukka
• arosusi
• arotasku
• arotundra
• arovarpunen
• arovarpushaukka
• arovuokko
• arovyöhyke
• heinäaro
• kelta-arosopuli
• mammuttiaro
• maruna-arosopuli
• pensasaro
• Saviaro

References

• “aro”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[8] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

Further reading

• “aro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[9] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ora

Galician

Etymology 1

Unclear. Perhaps from local Medieval Latin arum (“monastical farmland”), from Latin arvum, from arvus, with posterior semantic evolution "lands of a monastery" > "border" > "ring". Alternatively, from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɾʊ]

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. hoop, circle, ring

   Synonyms: anel, cerco, círculo

2. handle (round)

   Synonym: anca

3. loon (bird)

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “aro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arar

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

1. tongue

Garo

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Bengali আর (ar).

Conjunction

aro

1. and, in addition to

References

• Burling, R. (2003), The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[10], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 337

Hiligaynon

Noun

arô

1. leprosy

Italian

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arare

Anagrams

• Ora, ora

Khoekhoe

Etymology

Borrowed from an extinct South Cushitic language. Compare with Proto-Rift *ʔaar- (goat).

Noun

aro ? (dual, plural)

1. ram

References

Ehret, Christopher (1998), An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 400‎^[11], United States: University Press of Virginia, →ISBN, page 323

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti

▲

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trominflu.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃yeti

Proto-Italic *araō

Latin arō

From Proto-Italic *araō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éryeti, ye-present of the root *h₂erh₃- (“to plough”). The lost laryngeal appears to have been reintroduced due to influence from the widespread noun *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”, whence Latin arātrum) as with Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρόω (ăróō, “to plough”).

Cognates include Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρόω (ăróō), Lithuanian arti, Old Church Slavonic орати (orati), Old English erian (whence archaic English ear), and Welsh aredig (all “to plough”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ro]

Verb

arō (present infinitive arāre, perfect active arāvī, supine arātum); first conjugation

1. to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
2. (of age) to 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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		arāre			arārī			arāns			—
future		arātūrum esse			arātum īrī			arātūrus			arandus
perfect		arāvisse			arātum esse			—			arātus
future perfect		—			arātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		arātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
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
• Istriot: arà
• Istro-Romanian: oru
• Italian: arare
• Megleno-Romanian: ar, ărari
• Occitan: arar
• Old Catalan: arar
• Old French: arer
  • Norman: airer
• Old Galician-Portuguese: arar
  • Galician: arar
  • Portuguese: arar
• Romanian: ara, arare
• Sardinian: arai, arare
• Sicilian: arari
• Spanish: arar
• Venetan: arar

Further reading

• “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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[12], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaro/, [ˈa.ro]
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Noun

aro (Lontara spelling ᨕᨑᨚ or 𑻱𑻭𑻶, definite aroa)

1. the inward-facing, funnel-shaped opening of a fish trap

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malagasy

Noun

aro

1. defense; protection

Adjective

aro

1. (dialectal, Betsimisaraka) synonym of roa

Mansaka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu

Mansaka aro

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu.

Noun

aro

1. pestle
2. pole for pounding rice

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

arò

1. fog

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Central Pacific *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (“front, facing part”). Cognates include Rarotongan aro, Tahitian aro and Samoan alo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaro/ [ˈɐɾɔ]

Verb

aro (passive arohia or arongia or arotia)

1. (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.

   • 2026 September 27 (last accessed), Instagram‎^[13]:

     Me arotia au i ngā whainga kei mua i a au, Moumou taima 👊🏾

     I should get back to the goals that lie before me, Wasted time 👊🏾

2. to desire
3. to incline towards something, to favour

Noun

aro

1. front (facing side)

   Kua maringi i a koe ki runga i to aro.

   You've spilt it down your front.

2. 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.

3. desire
4. inclination
5. heart, seat of feelings

   Synonyms: ate, manawa

Derived terms

Of spatial sense

• aroaro (“front”)
• aronga (“direction”)
• aromaunga (“mountain face”)

Of verb sense

• āro (“to understand, to know”)
• aroarorua (“to vacillate, to be indecisive”)
• whakaaro (“thought, opinion; to plan”)
• whakaaroaro (“to consider”)

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “aro”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, page 24
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “aro”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑro]

Numeral

aro

1. two

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɾoː/

Noun

aro m (Arabic spelling ئارۆ)

1. alternative form of arû (“cucumber”)

Declension

Declension of aro

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 English

Alternative forms

• earun, earon

Verb

aro

1. (contraction) Northumbrian form of earon

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arō, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ro/
• Rhymes: -a.ro

Noun

aro m

1. eagle

Declension

Declension of aro (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	aro	aron, arun
accusative	aron, arun	aron, arun
genitive	aren, arin	arōno
dative	aren, arin	arōm, arōn

Derived terms

• Old High German: adalaro
  • Middle High German: adelare, adelar
    • German: Adler, (older) Adelaar
    • → Dutch: adelaar
    • → Low German: Aadler, Oodler
    • → Saterland Frisian: Oadler, Oadeler
    • → Plautdietsch: Odla, Oodler

Descendants

• Middle High German: are, ar
  • German: Aar (poetic)

Further reading

• Viktor Hugo Suolahti (1909), “Adler”, in Die deutschen Vogelnamen : eine wortgeschichtliche Untersuchung‎^[14] (in German), page 345

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arō, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Noun

aro m

1. eagle

Descendants

• Low German: Aar

Pijin

Etymology

From English arrow. Cognate with Bislama ara; compare also Tok Pisin banara.

Noun

aro

1. (archery) arrow (projectile shot from a bow)

   Coordinate terms: bonaro, bou

   Olketa ia save iusim aro fo handing fo pikpik.

   They know how to use arrows to hunt for pigs.

Derived terms

• bonaro (“bow; bow and arrow”)

References

• Jourdan, Christine with Maebiru, Ellen (2002), “aro”, in Pijin: A trilingual cultural dictionary (Pacific Linguistics; 526), Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 10

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.rɔ/

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• Rhymes: -arɔ
• Syllabification: a‧ro

Noun

aro f

1. vocative singular of ara

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɾu/

• Rhymes: -aɾu
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese aro of uncertain origin, probably from Latin arvum (“field”) with the initial meaning of outskirts and later rim, since those where usually circular in shape. First attested in c. 13th century..

However, this does not explain how the unusual semantic development fully happened; Coromines thinks the meaning for ring could be of substrate origin, possibly borrowed from a Vasconic language, possibly cognate with Basque ao (“mouth”), or through a Celtic language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join”), cognate with Sanskrit अर (ara, “spoke (of a wheel)”) and Latin arma, possibly also being the source for Galician arna and Asturian arna.

Cognate with Spanish aro and Galician aro.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. any large circular band of material
   1. hoop (circular band of metal used to bind a barrel)
   2. rim (outer edge of a wheel)

      aro de propulsão ― wheelchair's pushrim

   3. the frame of eyeglasses

      Synonym: armação

   4. juggling ring

      Synonym: argola

   5. cheesevat

      Synonym: cincho

2. (archaic) outskirts (the region surrounding a city)

   Synonym: periferia

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin arum.

Alternative forms

• arão, arum, árum, jarro, jaro

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. arum (any plant in the genus Arum)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arar

References

• “aro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aro”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “aro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Further reading

• “aro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (“front, facing part”).

Noun

aro

1. front (facing side)

   ki te aro o ― to the front of

References

• “aro”, in Diccionario etimológico Rapanui-Español, Valparaíso: Comisión para la Estructuración de la Lengua Rapanui, 2000, →ISBN

Romani

Noun

aro m

1. alternative form of arro (“flour”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾo/ [ˈa.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: a‧ro

Etymology 1

Uncertain origin, probably from Latin arvus, but compare Portuguese aro and Galician aro.

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. hoop
2. large ring
3. (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay) earring

   Synonyms: arete, pendiente

Derived terms

• arete
• aro de cebolla
• aro expansor
• pasar por el aro

See also

• anillo
• argolla
• sortija

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin arum.

Alternative forms

• jaro, yaro

Noun

aro m (plural aros)

1. arum lily

Derived terms

• aro gigante

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós

Proto-Italic *klāros

Latin clārus

Old Spanish claro

Spanish claroclip.

Spanish aro

Clipping of claro.

Interjection

aro

1. (Andalusia, colloquial, often sarcastic) of course, naturally, "yeah, suuure"

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aro

1. first-person singular present indicative of arar

Further reading

• “aro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hara +‎ -o. Related to Finnish hara and Estonian haru.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑro]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑro]
• (Central Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑro]
• (Eastern Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈɑro/, [ˈɑro]
• Rhymes: -ɑro
• Hyphenation: a‧ro

Noun

aro

1. rake

Inflection

Declension of aro (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	aro	arod
genitive	aro	arojõ
partitive	arroa	aroit
illative	arro, arosõ	aroisõ
inessive	aroz	aroiz
elative	aross	aroiss
allative	arollõ	aroillõ
adessive	aroll	aroill
ablative	arolt	aroilt
translative	arossi	aroissi
'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “aro”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[15], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadu, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadu. Cognate with Puyuma sadru and Limos Kalinga adu.

Adjective

aro

1. many; a lot

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾō/

Noun

aro

1. cymbal

   wọ́n ń lu aro

   They are playing the cymbal

Etymology 2

From a- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rò (“to say, to lament”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾò/

Noun

arò

1. dirge, lamentation; usually during a funeral

Derived terms

• ìdárò

Related terms

(types of funeral dirges)

• ògbérè
• òkú-pípè
• ìrèmọ̀jé
• ìgbálá

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾó/

Noun

aró

1. a type of yam; Dioscorea cayenensis subsp. rotundata

   Synonym: iṣu aró

Related terms

• iṣu (“yam”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɾó/

Noun

aró

1. dye; (in particular) indigo dye

   Synonym: ẹ̀lú

2. (by extension) dark blue; indigo

Derived terms

• aláró (“someone who makes or sells dye”)
• aró dídá (“dyeing”)
• Ilé Aró (“a nickname for the town of Osogbo”)