uro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uro"

Translingual

Symbol

uro

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ura (New Guinea).

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ura (New Guinea) terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 洞 (uro).

Noun

uro (plural uro)

1. A small, irregularly-shaped wound made in the trunk of a bonsai tree for aesthetic reasons.

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈɾo/ [ʔuˈɾo]

Noun

uró

1. moan

Derived terms

• uro-uro

Danish

Etymology

From u- +‎ ro.

Noun

uro c (singular definite uroen, plural indefinite uroer)

1. (uncountable) restlessness

   Antonyms: ro, fred

2. unrest

   Synonym: urolighed

3. unease, uneasiness, disquiet

   Synonym: ængstelse

   Antonym: hvile

4. a mobile (decorative arrangement of small items hung from a frame)

   Synonym: mobile

Declension

Declension of uro

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	uro	uroen	uroer	uroerne
genitive	uros	uroens	uroers	uroernes

References

• “uro” in Den Danske Ordbog

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin urus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuro/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uro
• Syllabification: u‧ro

Noun

uro (accusative singular uron, plural uroj, accusative plural urojn)

1. aurochs

Further reading

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuro(ˣ)/, [ˈuro̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -uro
• Syllabification^(key): u‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): uro

Noun

uro

1. alternative form of urho

Declension

Inflection of uro (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		uro	uroot
genitive		uroon	uroiden uroitten
partitive		urotta	uroita
illative		urooseen	uroisiin uroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uro	uroot
accusative	nom.	uro	uroot
	gen.	uroon
genitive		uroon	uroiden uroitten
partitive		urotta	uroita
inessive		uroossa	uroissa
elative		uroosta	uroista
illative		urooseen	uroisiin uroihin
adessive		uroolla	uroilla
ablative		uroolta	uroilta
allative		uroolle	uroille
essive		uroona	uroina
translative		urooksi	uroiksi
abessive		urootta	uroitta
instructive		—	uroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uro (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative urooni urooni accusative nom. urooni urooni gen. urooni genitive urooni uroideni uroitteni partitive urottani uroitani inessive uroossani uroissani elative uroostani uroistani illative urooseeni uroisiini uroihini adessive uroollani uroillani ablative urooltani uroiltani allative uroolleni uroilleni essive uroonani uroinani translative urookseni uroikseni abessive uroottani uroittani instructive — — comitative — uroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uroosi uroosi accusative nom. uroosi uroosi gen. uroosi genitive uroosi uroidesi uroittesi partitive urottasi uroitasi inessive uroossasi uroissasi elative uroostasi uroistasi illative urooseesi uroisiisi uroihisi adessive uroollasi uroillasi ablative urooltasi uroiltasi allative uroollesi uroillesi essive uroonasi uroinasi translative urooksesi uroiksesi abessive uroottasi uroittasi instructive — — comitative — uroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uroomme uroomme accusative nom. uroomme uroomme gen. uroomme genitive uroomme uroidemme uroittemme partitive urottamme uroitamme inessive uroossamme uroissamme elative uroostamme uroistamme illative urooseemme uroisiimme uroihimme adessive uroollamme uroillamme ablative urooltamme uroiltamme allative uroollemme uroillemme essive uroonamme uroinamme translative urooksemme uroiksemme abessive uroottamme uroittamme instructive — — comitative — uroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uroonne uroonne accusative nom. uroonne uroonne gen. uroonne genitive uroonne uroidenne uroittenne partitive urottanne uroitanne inessive uroossanne uroissanne elative uroostanne uroistanne illative urooseenne uroisiinne uroihinne adessive uroollanne uroillanne ablative urooltanne uroiltanne allative uroollenne uroillenne essive uroonanne uroinanne translative urooksenne uroiksenne abessive uroottanne uroittanne instructive — — comitative — uroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uroonsa uroonsa accusative nom. uroonsa uroonsa gen. uroonsa genitive uroonsa uroidensa uroittensa partitive urottaan urottansa uroitaan uroitansa inessive uroossaan uroossansa uroissaan uroissansa elative uroostaan uroostansa uroistaan uroistansa illative urooseensa uroisiinsa uroihinsa adessive uroollaan uroollansa uroillaan uroillansa ablative urooltaan urooltansa uroiltaan uroiltansa allative uroolleen uroollensa uroilleen uroillensa essive uroonaan uroonansa uroinaan uroinansa translative urookseen urooksensa uroikseen uroiksensa abessive uroottaan uroottansa uroittaan uroittansa instructive — — comitative — uroineen uroinensa

Derived terms

• Uronen

compounds

• uroteko
• urotyö

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ro/
• Rhymes: -uro
• Hyphenation: ù‧ro

Noun

uro m (plural uri)

1. (zoology) aurochs, urus

Further reading

• uro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

uro

1. Rōmaji transcription of うろ

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éwseti, from *h₁ews- (“to burn”), the same source as the second element of Proto-Germanic *aimuzjǭ (“ashes”); see ember. Cognate with Ancient Greek εὕω (heúō, “to singe”), Sanskrit ओषति (óṣati, “to burn”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ūrō (present infinitive ūrere, perfect active ussī, supine ustum); third conjugation

1. to burn, consume, inflame

   Synonyms: īnflammō, flammō, cōnflagrō, flagrō, incendō, accendō, ārdeō, cremō, adoleō

   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 1.77–79:

     Urit enim lini campum seges, urit avenae,
     urunt Lethaeo perfusa papavera somno
     

     The flax burns as the cornfield and so burns the oat
     They burn the Lethe immersed in poppy sleep

2. (figurative) especially of the emotions: to inflame with passion, love or lust; burn, set afire or on fire, excite, worry, disturb
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.68-69:

     Ūritur īnfēlīx Dīdō, tōtāque vagātur / urbe furēns, [...].

     Inflamed [with love] [is] unhappy Dido, and through the whole city she wanders, raving, [...].

3. (figurative) to annoy, to gall, to vex

   Synonyms: fatīgō, turbō, perturbō, sollicitō, agitō, concitō, disturbō, irrītō, lacessō, stimulō, percieō, concieō, cieō, ēvertō, peragō, īnfestō, moveō, agō, angō, versō

   Antonym: cōnsōlor

   • c. 161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, The Eunuch Act 2, Scene 2, line 42:

     Uro hominem.

     I gall the fellow.

4. (figurative) to rage, to ravage
   • Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 10 10.17:

     haec eos in Etruria iactantes molientesque bellum domi Romanum urebat.

     While they were embroiled and struggling in Etruria the war in Roman houses raged

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ūrō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ūrō		ūris		ūrit		ūrimus		ūritis		ūrunt
	imperfect	ūrēbam		ūrēbās		ūrēbat		ūrēbāmus		ūrēbātis		ūrēbant
	future	ūram		ūrēs		ūret		ūrēmus		ūrētis		ūrent
	perfect	ussī		ussistī		ussit		ussimus		ussistis		ussērunt, ussēre
	pluperfect	usseram		usserās		usserat		usserāmus		usserātis		usserant
	future perfect	usserō		usseris		usserit		usserimus		usseritis		usserint
passive	present	ūror		ūreris, ūrere		ūritur		ūrimur		ūriminī		ūruntur
	imperfect	ūrēbar		ūrēbāris, ūrēbāre		ūrēbātur		ūrēbāmur		ūrēbāminī		ūrēbantur
	future	ūrar		ūrēris, ūrēre		ūrētur		ūrēmur		ūrēminī		ūrentur
	perfect	ustus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ustus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ustus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ūram		ūrās		ūrat		ūrāmus		ūrātis		ūrant
	imperfect	ūrerem		ūrerēs		ūreret		ūrerēmus		ūrerētis		ūrerent
	perfect	usserim		usserīs		usserit		usserīmus		usserītis		usserint
	pluperfect	ussissem		ussissēs		ussisset		ussissēmus		ussissētis		ussissent
passive	present	ūrar		ūrāris, ūrāre		ūrātur		ūrāmur		ūrāminī		ūrantur
	imperfect	ūrerer		ūrerēris, ūrerēre		ūrerētur		ūrerēmur		ūrerēminī		ūrerentur
	perfect	ustus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ustus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		ūre		—		—		ūrite		—
	future	—		ūritō		ūritō		—		ūritōte		ūruntō
passive	present	—		ūrere		—		—		ūriminī		—
	future	—		ūritor		ūritor		—		—		ūruntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		ūrere			ūrī			ūrēns			—
future		ustūrum esse			ustum īrī			ustūrus			ūrendus, ūrundus
perfect		ussisse			ustum esse			—			ustus
future perfect		—			ustum fore			—			—
perfect potential		ustūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		ūrendī		ūrendō		ūrendum		ūrendō		ustum		ustū

Derived terms

• adūrō
• ambūrō
• bū̆stum
• combūrō
• deūrō
• exūrō
• inūrō
• obū̆stus
• perūrō
• praeūrō
• subūrō
• ūrēdō
• ūrīgō
• ū̆sta
• ū̆stīcius
• ū̆stiō
• ū̆stor
• ū̆strīna
• ū̆stulō
• ū̆stūra
• ū̆stus

Further reading

• “uro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “uro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the sun burns, scorches: sol ardet, urit
    

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From u- +‎ ro.

Noun

uro f or m (definite singular uroa or uroen, indefinite plural uroer, definite plural uroene)

1. (uncountable) restlessness
2. unrest
3. unease, uneasiness, disquiet
4. a mobile (decorative arrangement of small items hung from a frame)

References

• “uro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From u- +‎ ro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʉːrʊ/, /²ʉːˌruː/

Noun

uro f (definite singular uroa, indefinite plural uroer, definite plural uroene)

1. (uncountable) restlessness
2. unrest
3. unease, uneasiness, disquiet
4. a mobile (decorative arrangement of small items hung from a frame)

References

• “uro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Olukumi

Etymology

Compare with Yoruba irò, urò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ú.ɾò/

Noun

úrò

1. any of the various species of ape or large monkey

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀉𑀭𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• उरो (Devanagari script)
• উরো (Bengali script)
• උරො (Sinhalese script)
• ဥရော or ဢုရေႃ (Burmese script)
• อุโร (Thai script)
• ᩏᩁᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸໂຣ (Lao script)
• ឧរោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄢𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

uro

1. nominative/vocative/accusative singular of uras (“breast”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ūrus (“aurochs”), from Proto-Germanic *ūraz (“aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *ūsr- (“aurochs”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: u‧ro

Noun

uro m (plural uros)

1. aurochs (Bos primigenius, an extinct European species of wild cattle)

   Synonyms: uroque, auroque

Further reading

• “uro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “uro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit उड्डयते (uḍḍayate).

Verb

uro

1. to fly

Spanish

Etymology

16th-century borrowing from Latin ūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuɾo/ [ˈu.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: u‧ro

Noun

uro m (plural uros)

1. aurochs (Bos primigenius)

Further reading

• “uro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025