Römer

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrøːmər/, [ˈʁøː.mɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German Rœmer, Rœmære, Rômære. Equivalent to Rom +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== Römer m (strong, genitive Römers, plural Römer, feminine Römerin) Roman ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== Römer (indeclinable) (rare) of or from the city of Rome ===== Usage notes ===== When referring to the historic Romans, only the adjective römisch is possible. It is also more common in modern contexts. === Etymology 2 === First attested in 1501 along the Lower Rhine. Possibly borrowed from Dutch roemer, also romer, although the Dutch is found slightly later (1524). The further origin is uncertain, but probably identical with etymology 1. At the time there seems to have been an interest in antique glasses unearthed in Cologne and other Roman cities; compare Ripuarian roemsche glaesser, Middle Dutch romenysche wynglase (both 15th c.). These may have inspired the rummer glasses or at any rate their name. An alternative theory derives it from Dutch roemen, German rühmen (“to praise”), thus referring to a ceremonial glass used for toasting. This seems less likely on semantic grounds. Formally, all attested vowel qualities (/uː/, /oː/, /øː/) can be explained through dialectal developments in Dutch and Ripuarian. ==== Noun ==== Römer m (strong, genitive Römers, plural Römer) rummer (kind of drinking glass, commonly used for wine in Germany; often made partially from coloured glass) Synonym: Römerglas ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === In most cases from etymology 1, due to some connection with Italy. Often for someone who had made a pilgrimage to Rome. In some cases from various unrelated sources. ==== Proper noun ==== Römer m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Römers or (with an article) Römer, plural Römers or Römer) a surname ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: römerite === Etymology 4 === Unknown. One theory derives it from Italian merchants who regularly attended the Frankfurt trade fair during the Middle Ages. ==== Proper noun ==== der Römer m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Römers) the building of the city council of Frankfurt am Main ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 5 === From Röm +‎ -er. ==== Adjective ==== Römer (indeclinable) of or from Rømø (a Danish island, called Röm in German) ==== Noun ==== Römer m (strong, genitive Römers, plural Römer, feminine Römerin) an inhabitant of this island ===== Declension =====