Romeo

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See also: romeo, Roméo, and Rómeó

Translingual

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Romeo [1]
Romeo [2]
Romeo [3]

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Romeo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Romeo

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter R.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter R.
  3. (time zone) UTC−05:00


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
code Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English

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 Romeo on Wikipedia
 Romeo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
An artist's impression of Romeo.

Etymology

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From Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, Roman).

Pronunciation

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  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊmioʊ/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Proper noun

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Romeo

  1. A male given name from the Romance languages.
  2. (fiction) One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

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Noun

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Romeo (plural Romeos)

  1. (colloquial) A boyfriend.
    Have you met her latest Romeo yet?
  2. A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.
    • 1974, Black Belt, volume 12, number 4, page 11:
      Indian Romeos [] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.
    • 1979, Roger Hodgson (lyrics and music), “Take the Long Way Home”, in Breakfast in America, performed by Supertramp:
      So you think you're a Romeo / You're playing a part in a picture-show / Well, take the long way home
  3. (espionage) A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
  4. (derogatory) A womanizer.

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, Roman); compare Greek Ρωμαίος (Romaíos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /roˈmɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧mè‧o

Proper noun

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Romeo m

  1. a male given name

Anagrams

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Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Romeo

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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Even o-stem, no gradation
Nominative Romeo
Genitive Romeo
Singular Plural
Nominative Romeo Romeot
Accusative Romeo Romeuid
Genitive Romeo Romeuid
Illative Romeui Romeuide
Locative Romeos Romeuin
Comitative Romeuin Romeuiguin
Essive Romeon
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Romeon Romeome Romeomet
2nd person Romeot Romeode Romeodet
3rd person Romeos Romeoska Romeoset

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian Romeo.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Romeo m pers

  1. (countable, rare) a male given name from Italian [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Romeo
  2. (uncountable) Romeo (one of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

Further reading

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  • Romeo in Polish dictionaries at PWN