ro

adv Very much, exceedingly. Used as a prefix to adjectives and supplying the place of a superlative. Math, good; ro mhath, very good. The initial consonant of the adjective following is always aspirated, except s when followed by any consonant but l, n or r. 2 Too much. Tha e ro fhuar, it is too cold. 3 Used as an intensive particle. Aire, attention; ro aire, great attention. Ro mhór, too large, too great; is tu an Dia ro mhór, thou art the very great God; chan eil mi ro chinnteach, I am not very sure; tha e ro bhochd, he is very sick (or poor); chan eil e ro thogarrach, he is not excessively willing; ro sgairteil, very active; ro shleamhainn, very slippery; bu ro chaomh leam tighinn, I should very much like to come — a common idiom in Gaelic for expressing very much.

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