romani

See also: Romani, români, and romaní

Danish

Etymology

From Romani, feminine and plural of the adjective Romano, from rrom (“husband, man”).

Noun

romani n

1. Romani (the Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani people)

   Synonym: sigøjnersprog

See also

• romani on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

romani c (singular definite romanien, plural indefinite romanier)

1. Romani (a member of the Romani people)
2. Rom (a member of the Romani people)

Inflection

Declension of romani

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	romani	romanien	romanier	romanierne
genitive	romanis	romaniens	romaniers	romaniernes

Synonyms

• roma

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani romani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈromɑni/, [ˈro̞mɑ̝ni]
• IPA^(key): /ˈromɑːni/, [ˈro̞mɑ̝ːni]
• Rhymes: -omɑni
• Homophone: romaani (only when pronounced with long vowel)
• Syllabification^(key): ro‧ma‧ni

Noun

romani

1. a Rom, a Romani (a person, a member of the Roma community or descendant thereof)

   Synonyms: kaale, kaalee, (possibly derogatory) hevosmies, manne, mustalainen, mustilainen, mustolainen, mustulainen, pahvihousu, smugu, tumma

2. Romani (language)

Usage notes

This is the term used in official language. However, as it is usually pronounced with long A, it is homophonic with romaani (“novel”).

Declension

Inflection of romani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		romani	romanit
genitive		romanin	romanien romaneiden romaneitten
partitive		romania	romaneita romaneja
illative		romaniin	romaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		romani	romanit
accusative	nom.	romani	romanit
	gen.	romanin
genitive		romanin	romanien romaneiden romaneitten
partitive		romania	romaneita romaneja
inessive		romanissa	romaneissa
elative		romanista	romaneista
illative		romaniin	romaneihin
adessive		romanilla	romaneilla
ablative		romanilta	romaneilta
allative		romanille	romaneille
essive		romanina	romaneina
translative		romaniksi	romaneiksi
abessive		romanitta	romaneitta
instructive		—	romanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of romani (type paperi)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative romanini romanini accusative nom. romanini romanini gen. romanini genitive romanini romanieni romaneideni romaneitteni partitive romaniani romaneitani romanejani inessive romanissani romaneissani elative romanistani romaneistani illative romaniini romaneihini adessive romanillani romaneillani ablative romaniltani romaneiltani allative romanilleni romaneilleni essive romaninani romaneinani translative romanikseni romaneikseni abessive romanittani romaneittani instructive — — comitative — romaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative romanisi romanisi accusative nom. romanisi romanisi gen. romanisi genitive romanisi romaniesi romaneidesi romaneittesi partitive romaniasi romaneitasi romanejasi inessive romanissasi romaneissasi elative romanistasi romaneistasi illative romaniisi romaneihisi adessive romanillasi romaneillasi ablative romaniltasi romaneiltasi allative romanillesi romaneillesi essive romaninasi romaneinasi translative romaniksesi romaneiksesi abessive romanittasi romaneittasi instructive — — comitative — romaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative romanimme romanimme accusative nom. romanimme romanimme gen. romanimme genitive romanimme romaniemme romaneidemme romaneittemme partitive romaniamme romaneitamme romanejamme inessive romanissamme romaneissamme elative romanistamme romaneistamme illative romaniimme romaneihimme adessive romanillamme romaneillamme ablative romaniltamme romaneiltamme allative romanillemme romaneillemme essive romaninamme romaneinamme translative romaniksemme romaneiksemme abessive romanittamme romaneittamme instructive — — comitative — romaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative romaninne romaninne accusative nom. romaninne romaninne gen. romaninne genitive romaninne romanienne romaneidenne romaneittenne partitive romanianne romaneitanne romanejanne inessive romanissanne romaneissanne elative romanistanne romaneistanne illative romaniinne romaneihinne adessive romanillanne romaneillanne ablative romaniltanne romaneiltanne allative romanillenne romaneillenne essive romaninanne romaneinanne translative romaniksenne romaneiksenne abessive romanittanne romaneittanne instructive — — comitative — romaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative romaninsa romaninsa accusative nom. romaninsa romaninsa gen. romaninsa genitive romaninsa romaniensa romaneidensa romaneittensa partitive romaniaan romaniansa romaneitaan romanejaan romaneitansa romanejansa inessive romanissaan romanissansa romaneissaan romaneissansa elative romanistaan romanistansa romaneistaan romaneistansa illative romaniinsa romaneihinsa adessive romanillaan romanillansa romaneillaan romaneillansa ablative romaniltaan romaniltansa romaneiltaan romaneiltansa allative romanilleen romanillensa romaneilleen romaneillensa essive romaninaan romaninansa romaneinaan romaneinansa translative romanikseen romaniksensa romaneikseen romaneiksensa abessive romanittaan romanittansa romaneittaan romaneittansa instructive — — comitative — romaneineen romaneinensa

Further reading

• “romani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• aromin, maorin, normia, romina

French

Noun

romani m (uncountable)

1. Romani (language)

Further reading

• “romani”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈma.ni/
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: ro‧mà‧ni

Adjective

romani

1. masculine plural of romano

Noun

romani m pl

1. masculine plural of romano

Anagrams

• Marino, Mirano, Morani, armino, armoni, marino, marinò, maroni, mirano, normai, ramino, rimano, rinoma

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /roːˈmaː.niː/, [roːˈmäːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /roˈma.ni/, [roˈmäːni]

Adjective

rōmānī

1. inflection of rōmānus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• români

Noun

romani m or f by sense (plural romanis)

1. Rom, Romani

Noun

romani m (uncountable)

1. Romani (language)

Adjective

romani (invariable)

1. (relational) of the Romani people

Swedish

Noun

romani c

1. Romani (the language of the Romani people)

Declension

Declension of romani
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	romani	romanin	—	—
Genitive	romanis	romanins	—	—

Related terms

• rom
• romer

 

Anagrams

• Marion