Romaan

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See also: romaan

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /roːˈmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧maan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin Romanus (“Roman, associated with Rome”), cognate with Romaan, Romaans, Romein, etc.

  • The given can stem from the saint's name Romanus or, still via Latin, from Germanic Rodman.

Proper noun[edit]

Romaan m (plural Romanen, diminutive Romaantje n)

  1. A native speaker of a Romance language
  2. A member or descendant of one of those peoples, or of the Latin sub()race
  3. a male given name, equivalent to German Roman, Polish Roman, Italian Romano or Romeo, or French Romain, cognate with Dutch Manus and Romein
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Etymology 2[edit]

Shortening of Rhetoromaan (cognate with etymology 1, French Rhéto-Roman).

Noun[edit]

Romaan m (plural Romanen, diminutive Romaantje n)

  1. Rhaetian, a speaker of Rhaeto-Romance
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