rumānis

Latvian

Etymology

Probably via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Romanian român (“Romanian”) (cf. older variant rumân with u), itself a borrowing from Latin Romanus (“Roman”). The Romanians are culturally descended from the old Roman settlers in the Danube region; their language is a continuation of the local Vulgar Latin dialects.

Noun

rumānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: rumāniete)

1. a Romanian man, a man born in Romania
2. (genitive plural) Romanian; pertaining to Romania and its people

   rumāņu valoda ― the Romanian language

   rumāņu literatūra ― Romanian literature

   rumāņu dziesmas ― Romanian songs

Declension

Declension of rumānis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	rumānis	rumāņi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	rumāni	rumāņus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	rumāņa	rumāņu
dative (datīvs)	rumānim	rumāņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	rumāni	rumāņiem
locative (lokatīvs)	rumānī	rumāņos
vocative (vokatīvs)	rumāni	rumāņi

Related terms

• Rumānija
• rumānisks
• rumāņu valoda