roumain

See also: Roumain

French

Etymology

From Roumanie, based on analogy with romain (“Roman”), itself from Latin romānus; cf. Romanian român (older rumân). Compare also Italian rumeno, Spanish rumano, etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁu.mɛ̃/
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Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Adjective

roumain (feminine roumaine, masculine plural roumains, feminine plural roumaines)

Romanian

Noun

roumain m (uncountable)

the Romanian language

Related terms

Roumanie

Further reading

“roumain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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