roumain

See also: Roumain

French

Etymology

From Roumanie, based on analogy with romain (“Roman”), itself from Latin romānus; cf. Romanian român (older rumân). Compare also Italian rumeno, Spanish rumano, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁu.mɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

roumain (feminine roumaine, masculine plural roumains, feminine plural roumaines)

1. Romanian

Noun

roumain m (uncountable)

1. The Romanian language.

Related terms

• Roumanie

Further reading

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