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Rumanian language

Rumanian language

4.3
A language spoken in Romania and Moldova that comes from Latin
  • noun
  • /ruˈmeɪniən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : rumano
  • The Rumanian language has Latin roots because it developed from the Roman Empire's expansion.

Examples

  • The Romanian language has many similarities with Italian.

  • Many students in Bucharest study English as well as their native Rumanian language.

  • Her grandmother still prefers to read books written in the Rumanian language.

  • I am learning the Rumanian language to communicate better in Romania.

  • Many students in Bucharest study English as well as their native Rumanian language.

  • Her grandmother still prefers to read books written in the Rumanian language.

  • I am learning the Rumanian language to communicate better in Romania.

Synonyms

Romanian
vsRumanian language
3 4.8

A language spoken mainly in Romania and Moldova

adds that it belongs to the eastern branch and is official in Romania
Rumanian
vsRumanian language
  • Archaic
5.5

The language spoken in Romania and Moldova

is the official wording used in the description rather than the alternate name
Romanian language
vsRumanian language
4.0

A language spoken mainly in Romania and Moldova

focuses on its role as the nation's official language rather than its branch
Roumanian
vsRumanian language
  • Archaic
5.9

From Romania or connected to its people and language

names the language itself rather than serving as a general adjective or spelling variant

Surface Forms

Rumanian language singular
Romanian language singular

Morphology

Rumanian + language

The phrase is a straightforward composition of a language name ('Rumanian') and the generic noun 'language', so its meaning (the language spoken in Romania/Moldova) is directly derivable from the constituents with no idiomatic shift. This is a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the two words.

Etymology

Rumanian language comes from the old word 'Roman'. When the Romans lived in the area long ago they brought Latin and people kept a language that came from Latin, so the name points to the language spoken in Romania and Moldova today.