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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, Rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (“Rome, Constantinople”), from Classical Latin Rōma (“Rome”). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king.
The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK), enPR: rōm, IPA(key): /ɹəʊm/, (archaic, dialectal) IPA(key): /ɹum/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US), enPR: rōm, IPA(key): /ɹoʊm/
- Rhymes: -əʊm
- Homophones: roam, Rom
Proper noun[edit]
Rome
- A city on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula; ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of Italy; capital city of the region of Lazio.
- 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], line 157:
- 1866 December 8, 'Filius Ecclesiæ', Notes & Queries, "Rome:Room", 456 1:
- Within the last thirty weeks I have heard the word Rome pronounced Room by several old-fashioned people in the north of Ireland, some of my own relations among the number. On remonstrating with one of these, she said, "It was always Room when I was at school (say about 1830), and I am too old to change it now."
- A metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy.
- (metonymically) The Italian government.
- Ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire; Roman civilization.
- c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], line 82:
- 1709, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W. Lewis […], published 1711, →OCLC, page 39:
- Learning and Rome alike in Empire grew,
And Arts still follow'd where her Eagles flew;
From the same Foes [viz., Tyranny and Superstition], at last, both felt their Doom,
And the same Age saw Learning fall, and Rome.
- 1821, Lord Byron, Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, Act V, scene i, page 149:
- A wife's dishonour unking'd Rome for ever.
- The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.
- 1537 January 26, T. Starkey, letter:
- The wych you perauenture wyl impute to thys defectyon from Rome.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- 1537 January 26, T. Starkey, letter:
- The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.
- c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], line 7:
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
- A city, the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia.
- A census-designated place in Peoria County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Perry County, Indiana.
- A village in Henry County, Iowa.
- A ghost town in Ellis County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.
- A city in Oneida County, New York.
- A village in Green Township, Adams County, Ohio.
- Synonym: Stout (the name of the post office)
- An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
- A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Richland County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
- A borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee.
- A town and unincorporated community in Adams County, Wisconsin.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
- A surname.
Synonyms[edit]
- (archaic) Romeburg, Romeburgh, Romeland, Romelede, Romethede, Rome town
- (dated) Rome city
- Istanbul, Constantinople (new Rome)
- Moscow (third Rome, new Rome)
Derived terms[edit]
- Romes
- Roman
- Rome rule, Rome Rule
- when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- Rome was not built in a day
- do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope
- all roads lead to Rome
- go to Rome with a mortar on one's head
- (dated) Romish
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
city, capital of Italy
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empire
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "Rome, n."
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Dutch Rome, from Middle Dutch rome.
Proper noun[edit]
Rome
- Rome (a city, the ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of Italy; capital city of the region of Lazio).
- Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
- ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire
- Synonyms: Romeinse Ryk, Romeinse Keiserryk
Related terms[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- (capital of Italy) From Middle Dutch rome.
- (Maasdriel) First attested as Rome in 1830-1855. Named after the Italian city, allegedly because many Roman artefacts were found there.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome n
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
- Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
- A hamlet in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: Rome
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome
- Rome (any of a number of localities in USA or elsewhere)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of Rome (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Rome | — | ||
| genitive | Romen | — | ||
| partitive | Romea | — | ||
| illative | Romeen | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Rome | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Rome | — | |
| gen. | Romen | |||
| genitive | Romen | — | ||
| partitive | Romea | — | ||
| inessive | Romessa | — | ||
| elative | Romesta | — | ||
| illative | Romeen | — | ||
| adessive | Romella | — | ||
| ablative | Romelta | — | ||
| allative | Romelle | — | ||
| essive | Romena | — | ||
| translative | Romeksi | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| abessive | Rometta | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French Rome, from Latin Rōma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome f
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
- Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
Derived terms[edit]
- à Rome, fais comme les Romains
- Nouvelle Rome
- Rome antique
- Rome ne s’est pas faite en un jour
- tous les chemins mènent à Rome
Descendants[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Friulian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome f
Related terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome f
Anagrams[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
Rome
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō, from Latin Rōma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome
- Rome (a city, the capital of the Papacy; ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
- p. 1154, “AD 1129”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 87, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
- ſe an ƿæſ ᵹehaten petruſ · he ƿæſ munec of clunni ·⁊ ƿeaſ boren of þa ricceſte men of rome · mid him helden ða of rome ·⁊ ſe duc of ſicilie ·
- One was called Peter; he was a monk from Cluny who was descended from Rome's most powerful men. The people of Rome and the duke of Sicily sided with him.
- c. 1382 (date written), Geffray Chaucer [i.e., Geoffrey Chaucer], “Boetius de consolatione Philosophie. The Fyrst Boke.”, in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London: […] Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], published 1542, →OCLC, folio ccxxxv, recto, column 1:
- But now I am removed from the cyte of Rome almoſt .V.C.M. paas, I am wythoute defence dampned to pꝛoscrepcion and to deathe […]
- But now I've been sent almost 500,000 paces from the city of Rome; I am without defence, sentenced to exile and death.
- c. 1386–1388 (date written), Geffray Chaucer [i.e., Geoffrey Chaucer], “The Legende of Good Women: The Legende of Lucresse of Rome”, in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London: […] Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], published 1542, →OCLC, folio ccxxv, verso, column 2:
- Ne never was ther king in Rome towne / Syns thilke day, ⁊ ſhe was holden there […]
- There was never a king in Rome after that day, and she was seen there […]
- The Roman Empire.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “Rọ̄me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.
Old French[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Rome
- Rome (a city, the capital of the Papacy; ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
Descendants[edit]
Walloon[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rome
- Rome (the capital city of Italy)
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