Roman
English
Etymology
From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos). By surface analysis, Rome + -an. Doublet of Romano.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.mən/
- (US) enPR: rōmən, IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.mən/
- Hyphenation: Ro‧man
- Homophone: roamin' (some accents)
- Rhymes: -əʊmən
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
Roman (comparative more Roman, superlative most Roman)
- Of or from Rome.
- (historical) Of or from the Roman Empire.
- (historical, historiography) Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
- Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 16:
- "Yes, I feel that I ought; and with me, to feel that I ought to do a thing, is to do it!" added he, looking quite Roman with excess of virtue.
- (of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
- (law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
- You will find the term defined at the end of Roman one.
- (typography) A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
- Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
- (architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
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Noun
Roman (plural Romans)
- A native or resident of Rome.
- (historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
- (historical, historiography) A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
- 2010, John Wortley trans. John Skylitzes as A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057, p. 442, n. 192:
- Kars was the capital of the small Armenian kingdom of Vanand, ruled by Gagik (the same name as the sovereign of Ani) from 1029 to 1064, when he surrendered his kingdom to the Romans. In 1053 it was taken by the Seljoukids, probably under the command of Qutlumus...
- 2010, John Wortley trans. John Skylitzes as A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057, p. 442, n. 192:
- (uncountable) The Roman script.
- (printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.
- (dated) A Roman Catholic.
- 2006, Sarah Waters, The Night Watch, Virago Press, page 151:
- ‘Is it like―I don’t know―Catholicism? One only spots the other Romans when one’s practised it oneself?’
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Proper noun
Roman (plural Romans)
- A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
- A surname.
- A city in Neamț, Romania
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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ro‧man
Noun
Roman
- a male given name
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roman m anim
- a male given name from Latin
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roman
- a male given name from Latin
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
Roman m (strong, genitive Romanes or Romans, plural Romane)
Declension
Synonyms
- umfangreiche erzählende Dichtung in Prosa (descriptive)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- Abenteuerroman
- Bildungsroman
- Briefroman
- Detektivroman
- Entwicklungsroman
- Fantasy-Roman
- Fortsetzungsroman
- Groschenroman
- Jugendroman
- Kindheitsroman
- Kriegsroman
- Kriminalroman
- Liebesroman
- Ritter- und Räuber-Roman, Ritter- und Räuberroman
- Ritterroman
- Schlüsselroman
- Spionageroman
- Staatsroman
- Trivialroman
- Unterhaltungsroman
- Zukunftsroman
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Roman
- a male given name from Latin
Further reading
- “Roman” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Roman” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Roman” in Duden online
Nauruan
Proper noun
Roman
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Rōmānus, from rōmānus (“Roman, of Rome”, adjective).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roman m pers (diminutive Romek)
- a male given name from Latin
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
Named after Roman I of Moldavia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roman m
- A city in Neamț, Romania
- (historical) A county of Romania
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Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roman m anim (genitive singular Romana, nominative plural Romanovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name from Latin
- a surname
Declension
Further reading
- “Roman”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Romani rromano. Cognate to English Romani. Not related to Rumen (“Romanian”) or Romalı (“a Roman”).
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Proper noun
Roman
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