Romani
English
Etymology 1
From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma.[1]
Not related to Romanian.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: (UK) -ɒməni, (nonstandard, technical) -ɑːni
Noun
Romani (plural Romani or Romanis)
- A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.
- The Romani have long been discriminated against.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Roma (strict sense), Romanichal, Sinto
Translations
Proper noun
Romani
- The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.
Synonyms
Meronyms
Related terms
Translations
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Adjective
Romani (not comparable)
- Of or belonging to the Roma people.
- 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 158:
- Every year the local Romani population, still called “gypsies” by many, lit harvest fires.
Translations
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Romani terms
- Appendix:Romani Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Romani
- Domari
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Romani”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- Romani - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition
- ISO 639-3 code rom (SIL)
Etymology 2
In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹəˈmɑːni/, /ɹoʊˈmɑːni/
Proper noun
Romani
- A surname
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology
From English Romania, from Romanian român (“Romanian”).
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [rɔˈmani]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [rəˈmæni]
Proper noun
Romani f
- Romania (a country in Southeast Europe)
Coordinate terms
- Albani
- Almayn
- Andorra
- Armeni
- Azerbayjan
- Belarus
- Bosni ha Herzegovina
- Bulgari
- Cita an Vatikan
- Cheki, Repoblek Chek
- Danmark
- Estoni
- Frynk
- Fynndir
- Gres, Pow Grek
- Hungari
- Iseldiryow
- Itali
- Iwerdhon
- Jorji
- Kazakstan
- Kosovo
- Kroati
- Kyprus
- Latvi
- Lightenstayn
- Lithuani
- Luksembourg
- Makedoni Gledh
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monako
- Montenegro
- Norgagh
- Ostri
- Poloni
- Portyngal
- Pow Belg
- Pow Swis
- Rewenys
- Romani
- Russi
- Ruvaneth Unys
- Serbi
- Slovaki
- Sloveni
- Spayn
- Sweden
- Synt Marino
- Turki
- Ukrayn
Derived terms
- Romanian m (“Romanian”)
- Romanianes f (“Romanian”)
- Romaniek (“Romanian language”)
- romaniek (“Romanian”, adjective)
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Romani n (proper noun, strong, genitive Romani or Romanis)
Derived terms
- Angloromani
- Skandoromani
Italian
Noun
Romani m
- plural of Romano
See also
Anagrams
- Marino, Mirano, Morani, armino, armoni, marino, marinò, maroni, mirano, normai, ramino, rimano, rinoma
Latin
Proper noun
Rōmānī m pl (genitive Rōmānōrum); second declension
Usage notes
While Romani can be used universally but has a stronger connotation on the political, warlike and later imperialistic qualities of Roman citizenship, Quirītēs is used addressing the Roman people when stressing its civil capacity and legal powers.
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Rōmānī |
| genitive | Rōmānōrum |
| dative | Rōmānīs |
| accusative | Rōmānōs |
| ablative | Rōmānīs |
| vocative | Rōmānī |
Proper noun
Rōmānī
- inflection of Rōmānus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular
Adjective
Rōmānī
- inflection of Rōmānus:
- genitive/locative masculine/neuter singular
- nominative/vocative masculine plural