romaní

See also: Romani, români, and romani

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rosmarīnus. Compare Occitan romanin.

Noun

romaní m (plural romanins)

  1. rosemary
    Synonym: (dialectal) romer
Derived terms
  • romaní bord
  • romaní mascle

Etymology 2

Adjective

romaní m or f (masculine and feminine plural romanís or (Valencia) romanins)

  1. Romani (pertaining to the Roma people or to the Romani languages)
    Synonym: gitano

Noun

romaní m or f by sense (plural romanís or (Valencia) romanins)

  1. Roma (a member of the Roma people)
    Synonym: gitano

Noun

romaní m (uncountable)

  1. Romani (a family of Indo-Aryan languages used by the Roma people of Europe)
    Synonym: gitano
    Hyponym: caló

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

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)

  1. Romani

Noun

romaní m or f by sense (plural romaníes or romanís)

  1. Romani

Noun

romaní m (uncountable)

  1. Romani (language)

Further reading