German word

romanisch

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁoˈmaːnɪʃ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveRomance

Example

Französisch ist eine romanische Sprache.

French is a Romance language.

Illustration for romanisch (Romance)

More examples

Sie liest gern Werke der romanischen Literatur.

She likes reading works of Romance-language literature.

Core concept

A family of European languages and related features growing out of the Latin-speaking Roman world.

Common phrases

  • romanische Sprachen

    Romance languages

  • romanische Literatur

    Romance-language literature

Similar words

romanischsprachig: Describing people or places that speak Spanish, Portuguese, or another Romance language.
lateinisch: Connected with Latin itself or with the older culture of the Latin world.
romantisch: Marked by emotional warmth, affection, or an atmosphere of love.
romanischstämmig: Indicating ancestry or origins in a Romance-speaking population.

Definition in German

Die romanischen Sprachen oder ihre Merkmale betreffend; meist auf Sprachzugehörigkeit bezogen.

Word origin

German romanisch combines Roman- with the suffix -isch, ultimately from Latin Romanus 'Roman', and its linguistic sense concerns languages descended from Latin.

Usage tips

  • Romanisch is not the usual German equivalent of 'romantic'; that adjective is romantisch, while romanisch concerns Romance languages or Romanesque forms.

Other meanings

  • romanesqueadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • RomanistikRomance linguisticsnoun
  • RomanikRomanesque stylenoun

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