Romane
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Romane f
- a female given name, a modern feminine form of Romain
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Romane m
Latin edit
Proper noun edit
Rōmāne
Adjective edit
Rōmāne
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rōmāne m pl
- the Romans, the nation of Rome
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 11:48
- Rōmāne cumaþ and nimaþ ūre land.
- The Romans will come and take our land.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 11:48
Usage notes edit
- In many instances where we would use the adjective “Roman” or the phrase “of Rome,” the Anglo-Saxons often wrote literally “of the Romans”: Rōmāna rīċe (“the Roman Empire”), Rōmāna cāsere (“the Roman Empire”), Rōmāna folc (“the people of Rome”), Rōmāna bisċop (“the bishop of Rome”). This was consistent with the usage of other ethnonyms: Engla cwēn (“the queen of England,” literally “queen of the English”), Crēca hēafodburg (“the capital of Greece,” literally “capital of the Greeks”), etc.
Declension edit
Declension of Romane (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | — | Rōmāne |
accusative | — | Rōmāne |
genitive | — | Rōmāna |
dative | — | Rōmānum |