# Roman
## English
### Etymology

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos). By surface analysis, Rome +‎ -an. Doublet of Romano.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɹəʊ.mən/
* (US) enPR: rōmən, IPA: /ˈɹoʊ.mən/
* Hyphenation: Ro‧man
* Homophone: roamin' (some accents)
* Rhymes: -əʊmən
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

Roman (comparative more Roman, superlative most Roman)
* Of or from Rome.
* (historical) Of or from the Roman Empire.
* (historical, historiography) Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
* Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
** 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 16:"Yes, I feel that I ought; and with me, to feel that I ought to do a thing, is to do it!" added he, looking quite Roman with excess of virtue.
* (of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
* (law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
    You will find the term defined at the end of Roman one.
* (typography) A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
* Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
* (architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.

#### Synonyms

* (Byzantine Roman): Rhomaian, Romaic, Romaean

#### Derived terms

* non-Roman
* pre-Roman
* Roman candle
* Roman Catholic
* Roman charity
* Roman-Dutch law
* Roman Empire
* Romanesque
* Roman font
* Roman font
* Roman gallon
* Romanism
* Romanist
* Roman Kingdom
* Roman numeraled
* Roman numeral, roman numeral
* Roman River
* Roman road
* Roman snail
* Times New Roman

#### Related terms

* Romaean

#### Translations
### Noun

Roman (plural Romans)
* A native or resident of Rome.
* (historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
* (historical, historiography) A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
** 2010, John Wortley trans. John Skylitzes as A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057, p. 442, n. 192:
    Kars was the capital of the small Armenian kingdom of Vanand, ruled by Gagik (the same name as the sovereign of Ani) from 1029 to 1064, when he surrendered his kingdom to the Romans. In 1053 it was taken by the Seljoukids, probably under the command of Qutlumus...
* (uncountable) The Roman script.
* (printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.
* (dated) A Roman Catholic.
** 2006, Sarah Waters, The Night Watch, Virago Press, page 151:‘Is it like―I don’t know―Catholicism? One only spots the other Romans when one’s practised it oneself?’

#### Synonyms

* (Byzantine Roman): Rhomaian, Romaean

#### Derived terms

* when in Rome, do as the Romans do

#### Translations
### Proper noun

Roman (plural Romans)
* A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
* A surname.
* A city in Neamț, Romania

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Armon, Manor, Maron, Moran, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, manor, moran, morna, norma

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Ro‧man

### Noun

Roman
* a male given name

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Rōmānus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈroman]

### Proper noun

Roman m anim
* a male given name from Latin

#### Declension
## Estonian
### Etymology

From Latin Rōmānus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈromɑn/

### Proper noun

Roman
* a male given name from Latin

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁoˈmaːn/
** Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From French roman.

#### Noun

Roman m (strong, genitive Romanes or Romans, plural Romane)
* (literature) novel

##### Declension

$^1$Now rare, see notes.

##### Synonyms

* umfangreiche erzählende Dichtung in Prosa (descriptive)

##### Hypernyms

* Prosagroßform
* Literatur

##### Derived terms

* Abenteuerroman
* Bildungsroman
* Briefroman
* Detektivroman
* Entwicklungsroman
* Fantasy-Roman
* Fortsetzungsroman
* Groschenroman
* Gruselroman
* Jugendroman
* Kindheitsroman
* Kriegsroman
* Kriminalroman
* Liebesroman
* Ritter- und Räuber-Roman, Ritter- und Räuberroman
* Ritterroman
* Schlüsselroman
* Spionageroman
* Staatsroman
* Trivialroman
* Unterhaltungsroman
* Zukunftsroman

### Etymology 2

From Latin Rōmānus.

#### Proper noun

Roman
* a male given name from Latin

### Further reading

* “Roman” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Roman” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “Roman” in Duden online

## Nauruan
### Proper noun

Roman
* Romania

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Rōmānus, from rōmānus (“Roman, of Rome”, adjective).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɔ.man/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔman
* Syllabification: Ro‧man

### Proper noun

Roman m pers (diminutive Romek)
* a male given name from Latin

#### Declension
## Romanian
### Etymology

Named after Roman I of Moldavia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈroman/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Roman m
* A city in Neamț, Romania
* (historical) A county of Romania

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈrɔman]

### Proper noun

Roman m pers (genitive singular Romana, nominative plural Romanovia, declension pattern of chlap)
* a male given name from Latin
* a surname

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Roman”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rromano. Cognate to English Romani. Not related to Rumen (“Romanian”) or Romalı (“a Roman”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾomɑn/

### Proper noun

Roman
* a member of the Roma people, Rom, Romani
    Synonym: (offensive) çingene
* novel

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
Roman
Romanlar
definite accusative
Romanı
Romanları
dative
Romana
Romanlara
locative
Romanda
Romanlarda
ablative
Romandan
Romanlardan
genitive
Romanın
Romanların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
Romanım
Romanlarım
2nd singular
Romanın
Romanların
3rd singular
Romanı
Romanları
1st plural
Romanımız
Romanlarımız
2nd plural
Romanınız
Romanlarınız
3rd plural
Romanları
Romanları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
Romanımı
Romanlarımı
2nd singular
Romanını
Romanlarını
3rd singular
Romanını
Romanlarını
1st plural
Romanımızı
Romanlarımızı
2nd plural
Romanınızı
Romanlarınızı
3rd plural
Romanlarını
Romanlarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
Romanıma
Romanlarıma
2nd singular
Romanına
Romanlarına
3rd singular
Romanına
Romanlarına
1st plural
Romanımıza
Romanlarımıza
2nd plural
Romanınıza
Romanlarınıza
3rd plural
Romanlarına
Romanlarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
Romanımda
Romanlarımda
2nd singular
Romanında
Romanlarında
3rd singular
Romanında
Romanlarında
1st plural
Romanımızda
Romanlarımızda
2nd plural
Romanınızda
Romanlarınızda
3rd plural
Romanlarında
Romanlarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
Romanımdan
Romanlarımdan
2nd singular
Romanından
Romanlarından
3rd singular
Romanından
Romanlarından
1st plural
Romanımızdan
Romanlarımızdan
2nd plural
Romanınızdan
Romanlarınızdan
3rd plural
Romanlarından
Romanlarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
Romanımın
Romanlarımın
2nd singular
Romanının
Romanlarının
3rd singular
Romanının
Romanlarının
1st plural
Romanımızın
Romanlarımızın
2nd plural
Romanınızın
Romanlarınızın
3rd plural
Romanlarının
Romanlarının :