romans

See also: Romans, rómáns, Romāns, and romāns

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ruˈmans]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [roˈmans]

• Audio (Valencia):

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• Rhymes: -ans

Verb

romans

1. second-person singular present indicative of romandre

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

romans

1. plural of roman

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.mɑ̃/
• Homophone: roman

Noun

romans m

1. plural of roman

Adjective

romans

1. masculine plural of roman

Anagrams

• armons, ramons

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French romance, from Spanish romance, itself probably a borrowing from either Old French romanz or Old Occitan romans, from Vulgar Latin rōmānicē, from Latin rōmānicus. Doublet of romansz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.mans/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔmans
• Syllabification: ro‧mans

Noun

romans m inan (diminutive romansik, related adjective romansowy)

1. amour, love affair, romance, liaison

   Synonyms: flirt, miłostka

2. (literature) romance novel (story or novel dealing with idealized love, usually with little artistic value)

   Synonyms: romansidło, harlekin

3. (literature, historical) Ancient Greek novel, romaunt
4. (music) romance (sentimental ballad)

Declension

Declension of romans

	singular	plural
nominative	romans	romanse/romansy
genitive	romansu	romansów
dative	romansowi	romansom
accusative	romans	romanse/romansy
instrumental	romansem	romansami
locative	romansie	romansach
vocative	romansie	romanse/romansy

Derived terms

(nouns):

• romans grozy
• romans rycerski
• romansidło
• romansista
• romansopisarz

(verbs):

• romansować impf, poromansować pf

(verbs):

• mieć romans impf

Related terms

(adjectives):

• romansopisarski

(adverbs):

• romansowo

(nouns):

• romansopisarstwo
• romansowość

(verbs):

• romansikować impf

Further reading

• romans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• romans in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

romans c

1. a romance

Usage notes

For romance in an uncountable sense ("There was romance in the air," etc.), see romantik.

Declension

Declension of romans

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	romans	romans
	definite	romansen	romansens
plural	indefinite	romanser	romansers
	definite	romanserna	romansernas

Related terms

• romantik
• romantiker
• romantisera
• romantisk

Noun

romans

1. indefinite genitive singular of roman

References

• romans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• romans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• romans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• morsan, somnar