Romai

See also: római

Galician

Church of San Xián (Saint Julian), Romai

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Romay, from Latin Rōmānī, genitive singular of the personal name Rōmānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈmaj]

Proper noun

Romai m

1. a parish of Portas, Pontevedra, Galicia
2. a toponimycal surname also spelled Romay

Related terms

• Romá
• Román

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “Romai”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “Romai” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Romay” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔmɐɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔmɐɪ
  • Syllabification: Rò‧mai
• IPA^(key): [²ˈroːmɐɪ]
  • Rhymes: -oːmɐɪ
  • Syllabification: Rõ‧mai

Proper noun

Ròmai or Rõmai

1. vocative singular of Ròmas / Rõmas