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Roumanian

Roumanian

5.9
From Romania or connected to its people and language
  • adjective
  • /ruˈmeɪniən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : rumano
  • The Roumanian language is spoken by millions of people in Romania.

Examples

  • An example for solo violin (see figure 4a) is provided from the Roumanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The whole northern half of the Romanian front had been ruptured.

  • She enjoyed a delightful Roumanian dish at the local restaurant.

  • The Roumanian culture is rich in traditions and folklore.

Synonyms

Romanian
vsRoumanian
38 2.8

About Romania, its people, or its language

is a variant spelling rather than the standard modern form
Rumanian
vsRoumanian
  • Archaic
4.0

Relating to Romania, its people, or its language

is a different variant spelling rather than identical orthography

Surface Forms

Roumanian positive
Romanian positive

Morphology

Roumanian = Roman (transparent) = Roman + ian

Regular demonymic formation from 'Roman' + the productive suffix '-ian'; the orthographic variant 'Roumanian' preserves the same structure.

Etymology

Roumanian is an older spelling of Romanian, used for the language, people, or things from Romania. It comes from the Latin word Romanus, meaning 'Roman', because the country's name means 'land of the Romans', so Roumanian simply means 'from Romania'.