baro

→ English: barry

barri (alternative)
bawla (alternative)
bawro (alternative)
bora (alternative)
bori (alternative)
borri (alternative)
borro (alternative)
bowro (alternative)


baro

(Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) big

(Bugurdži, Kosovo Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari) great

(Bugurdži, Kosovo Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari) large


baro

(Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli) adult, grown-up


baro

Targo sys lačho, baro, phērdo grēnca.

2011, Vida Beinortienė, Romų kalba [Roma Language] (overall work in Lithuanian), Panevėžio Vaikų Dienos Užimtumo Centras [Panevėžys Children's Day Care Center], pasakojimai [stories], page 113

The market was good, large, full of horses

Naprimier, jesli lynaskiro da chačkiribe baro, syr pani na denas lengie[…]

2022, Agnieška Avin, Kirill Kozhanov, Gopalas Michailovskis, Aušra Simoniukštytė, Vytis Vidūnas, Jolanta Zabarskaitė, Lietuvos romų sakytinės istorijos archyvas [Lithuanian Roma oral history archive] (overall work in Lithuanian), Romų visuomenės centras [Roma Community Center], section II, page 90

For example, in the heat of the summer, they were denied water, […]
(literally, “For example, if in the summer this heat was great, how they were not given their water, […] ”)

Nadžindē romanē čhavorēstyr ando kodoja vrēmia kerdziapēs baro aktoro, savēs džinēl saro svēto.

2011, Vida Beinortienė, Romų kalba [Roma Language] (overall work in Lithuanian), Panevėžio Vaikų Dienos Užimtumo Centras [Panevėžys Children's Day Care Center], pasakojimai [stories], page 111

During this time, the unknown Romani boy became a famous actor, known by the whole world.
(literally, “The unknown Romani boy, in this time became a great actor, whereof the whole world knew”)

Jo sy baro pro šingalēnge, pro kralisko buty.

2011, Vida Beinortienė, Romų kalba [Roma Language] (overall work in Lithuanian), Panevėžio Vaikų Dienos Užimtumo Centras [Panevėžys Children's Day Care Center], pasikalbėjimai [conversations], page 69

He is a senior officer in the royal service.


baro

odoj sy le baro nadur khangirjate

2005, Anton Tenser, Lithuanian Romani, Lincom Europa, →OCLC, 4.2 Case representation, page 42


baro

(Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Romungro) big

(Burgenland, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Romungro) great


baro

(East Slovakia) important/serious business


baro

a cylindrical container with a capacity of about 5 to 6 gallons


baro

E. forigas la lingvajn barojn inter la popoloj.

Esperanto removes the language barriers between peoples.

Pro multaj ĝenoj k baroj la laboro haltis.

Work has halted due to many annoyances and barriers.

obstruction, barrier ("that which obstructs or impedes")

eo-head

baro (accusative singular baron, plural baroj, accusative plural barojn)

baron (accusative singular)
baroj (plural)
barojn (accusative plural)


baro

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)baqəʀuh.


baro

Probably from Latin bārō (“simpleton”). Or, from Late Latin baraliāre (“dispute, quarrel”), probably from Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate with Spanish barajar and Catalan baralla (“deck of cards”), Portuguese baralhar (“to shuffle cards”).


baro

first-person singular present indicative of barare

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


baro

“Mad smadi a baro maask! […]”

2020, Carolyn Cooper, “Govament a hide up di truth bout di virus?”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in Jamaican Creole):


baro

head

baro (feminine bari, comparative baaride)

bari (feminine)
baaride (comparative)
baaro (alternative)


baro

csb-adv

baro (comparative barżi, superlative nôbarżi)

barżi (comparative)
nôbarżi (superlative)


baro

(derogatory) simpleton, dunce, lout (a boorish and uneducated person)

la-noun

bārō m (genitive bārōnis); third declension

bārō (canonical masculine)
bārōnis (genitive)
bārō (nominative singular)
bārōnēs (nominative plural)
bārōnis (genitive singular)
bārōnum (genitive plural)
bārōnī (dative singular)
bārōnibus (dative plural)
bārōnem (accusative singular)
bārōnēs (accusative plural)
bārōne (ablative singular)
bārōnibus (ablative plural)
bārō (singular vocative)
bārōnēs (plural vocative)
vārō (alternative)
varrō (alternative)
barrō (alternative)

Italian: barone

Unknown, likely a loanword. Cf. bardus (“stupid”).


baro

ut ei qui mihi fraudem fecerit sanitatem ei non permittas nec iacere nec sedere nec bibere nec manducare si baro si mulier si puer si puella si servus si liber

AD 150–275, Curse-tablet from Britain Brit. 23.5

...[I ask] that you not allow the one who has committed a crime against me to have good health, nor to lie, sit, drink, or eat, whether [they be] a man or woman, boy or girl, slave or freeman...

si quis baronem ingenuum de via sua ostaverit aut inpinxerit … dc dinarios qui faciunt solidos xv culpabilis iudicetur si quis mulierem ingenuam de via ostaveritaut inpinxerit mdccc dinarios qui faciunt solidos xlv culpabilis iudicetur

Should anyone shove a freeborn man out of their way … they shall be fined 600 denarii, which amounts to 15 solidi. Should anyone shove a freeborn woman out of their way, they shall be fined 1800 denarii, which amounts to 45 solidi.

mercennarii sunt qui serviunt accepta mercede idem et barones graeco nomine quod sint fortes in laboribus βαρύς enim dicitur gravis quod est fortis cui contrarius est levis id est infirmus

AD 600–625, Isidore's Etymologiae 9.4.31

Mercenaries are those who serve for money. They are also known by the Greek name barones since they are powerful in their exertions. After all, βαρύς means 'heavy' i.e. 'strong', the opposite of which is 'light' i.e. 'weak'.

lingua gallorum barones vel varones dicuntur servi militum

Probably 4th–9th c. AD, Commentum Cornuti 5.138

In the parlance of the Gauls, the servants of soldiers are called barones or varones.

(Late Latin, Early Medieval Latin) soldier's servant

si quis ex baronibus nostris ad nos voluerit venire securus veniat

Should any of our barones[?] wish to come to us, let him do so safely...

et in insola ipsa mancipios tres et parones quattuor ista omnia ad ipsum monasterium superius nominatum tradimus

...as well as three slaves and four serfs on the island. We donate all this to the aforementioned monastery...

(Medieval Latin, in the plural) the notables (of a kingdom, country, or city)

barō m (genitive barōnis); third declension

barō (canonical masculine)
barōnis (genitive)
barō (nominative singular)
barōnēs (nominative plural)
barōnis (genitive singular)
barōnum (genitive plural)
barōnī (dative singular)
barōnibus (dative plural)
barōnem (accusative singular)
barōnēs (accusative plural)
barōne (ablative singular)
barōnibus (ablative plural)
barō (singular vocative)
barōnēs (plural vocative)
varō (alternative)
parō (alternative)

Gallo-Romance:

Catalan: baró

Occitan: baron

Old French: baron (see there for further descendants)

Ibero-Romance:

desctree

Old Galician-Portuguese: baron, varon
Galician: varón
Portuguese: varão

Old Spanish: baron, varon
Spanish: varón, barón

Borrowings:

→ Hungarian: báró (directly?)

From Proto-West Germanic *barō, although a Celtic origin has also been proposed. See baron for more. Possibly attested as early as AD 97–105.


baro

second/third-person singular present indicative

inflection of barot:
third-person plural present indicative

inflection of barot:
second-person singular imperative

(with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of barot

(with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of barot


baro

From Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz.


baro

From Proto-West Germanic *barō, from Proto-Germanic *barô.


baro

desc

Angloromani: baro, barri, bawla, bawro, bora, bori, borri, borro, bowro

Caló: baró

Erromintxela: baro

Traveller Norwegian: baro

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟 (vaḍḍa), from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra), from वृद्ध (vṛddha, “large, old, eminent”). Cognate with Hindustani بَڑا (baṛā) / बड़ा (baṛā).


baro

bari (feminine)
bro (alternative)
bur (alternative)


baro

Borrowed from Malay baju (cf. Ilocano bado, Remontado Agta badu), ultimately from Classical Persian بازو (bāzū, “upper arm”).


baro

From N- (nominalizer) + paro (“to cover”).


baro

(Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) big, large

(Banatiski Gurbet, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) great

(Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Sremski Gurbet) long

(Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) high

(Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) tall


baro

(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) any important, respectable person: landlord, master, chief, director, manager, commander, employer

(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) householder