romaní
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin rosmarīnus. Compare Occitan romanin.
Noun
romaní m (plural romanins)
Derived terms
- romaní bord
- romaní mascle
Etymology 2
Adjective
romaní m or f (masculine and feminine plural romanís or (Valencia) romanins)
Noun
romaní m or f by sense (plural romanís or (Valencia) romanins)
Noun
romaní m (uncountable)
- Romani (a family of Indo-Aryan languages used by the Roma people of Europe)
Usage notes
- The term romaní (“Romany, Roma”) is of recent coinage in Catalan, reflecting the endonym of the Roma. The older exonym, gitano (“Gypsy”), is still popular.
- The IEC and AVL disagree over the proper plural of romaní. The AVL has chosen to prescribe the regular plural romanins as if the term had a Latin derivation, while the IEC has chosen to prescribe the plural form romanís.
References
- “romaní”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “romaní” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /romaˈni/ [ro.maˈni]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: ro‧ma‧ní
Adjective
romaní m or f (masculine and feminine plural romaníes or romanís)
Noun
romaní m or f by sense (plural romaníes or romanís)
Noun
romaní m (uncountable)
- Romani (language)
Further reading
- “romaní”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024