How do you pronounce romanian?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/.

romanian

/ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: ro-ma-ni-an
IPA: /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Romania.

noun

Ellipsis of Romanian deadlift.

Slang

name

The official language of Romania and Moldova.

name

An age from 3.6 to 1.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Plio-Pleistocene.

Example Sentences

"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)."
"The leader of far-right opposition party AUR, George Simion, who has been backing Georgescu in his presidential bid, was among the first to react to CCR's decision. In a post on X, he said, "What a disgrace! Once again, the Constitutional Court is mocking the Romanian people, is attacking our democracy and our essential rights & freedoms. We stand with Călin Georgescu!”"
"USR leader Elena Lasconi, who was supposed to face Georgescu in the second round of the 2024 presidential elections and is expected to run again this year, also reacted to the news, saying, “I hope the CCR's decision is just a first step. […] Romanians need to regain their trust in institutions!”"
"I think there was this one Black guy in there who was practically crying. I swear I could hear Sir Mixalot in my head whenever I did Romanians."
"I did Romanians for a year and worked up to 250 for sets of 5. I couldn't take the DOMS anymore and dropped them."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Romania Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Romanian From Romania + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/
British English: /ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Rumanian (alternative) Roumanian (alternative) Romanians (plural)

Derived Forms

Romanianization Romanianize Romanianness Romanize Robmanian

Phrases

Romanian alphabet Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Romanian deadlift Romanian Moldavia Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian Sign Language Proto-Romanian Old Romanian

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Romanian terms Aromanian = Macedo-Romanian Daco-Romanian Istro-Romanian Megleno-Romanian Moldavian Vlach

Synonyms

Wallachian Daco-Romanian rumanian roumanian romanian language rumanian language

Rhymes With

ukrainian mediterranean albanian tasmanian lithuanian jordanian subterranean panamanian tanzanian pomeranian pennsylvanian ohanian