Romanian

== English == === Alternative forms === Rumanian, Roumanian === Etymology === From Romania + -an. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/, /ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ən/ (Michigan, Canada) IPA(key): /ɹoˈmɪ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -eɪniən === Adjective === Romanian (not comparable) Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language. 2013, Gabriela Pană Dindelegan (ed.), Martin Maiden (consultant ed.), The Grammar of Romanian, Oxford University Press, page 4: The oldest Romanian period (also known as Common Romanian, Proto-Romanian, Primitive Romanian) is the period prior to the separation of the four Romanian dialects: a north-Danubian dialect (Daco-Romanian) and three south-Danubian dialects (Aromanian / Macedo-Romanian, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian). ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Romanian. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Romanian (plural Romanians) A native or inhabitant of Romania. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Romanian. (weightlifting, slang) Ellipsis of Romanian deadlift. ==== Derived terms ==== (person) Robmanian ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Romanian The official language of Romania and Moldova. Synonyms: Wallachian, Daco-Romanian Meronyms: Moldovan, Moldovian (geology) An age from 3.6 to 1.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Plio-Pleistocene. ==== Derived terms ==== (language) Proto-Romanian/proto-Romanian, Old Romanian ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Romanian terms Appendix:Romanian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Romanian Aromanian = Macedo-Romanian Daco-Romanian Istro-Romanian Megleno-Romanian Moldavian Vlach === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Romanian, ron ⁠ ISO 639-1 code ro, ISO 639-3 code ron (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Aromanian, rup ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Megleno-Romanian, ruq ⁠ Ethnologue entry for Istro-Romanian, ruo ⁠ == Finnish == === Proper noun === Romanian genitive singular of Romania