Latin

Proper noun

Rōmānus m ‎(genitive Rōmānī); second declension

1. A male given name made famous by a 7th century martyred bishop of Rouen.

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

Adjective

Rōmānus m ‎(feminine Rōmāna, neuter Rōmānum); first/second declension

1. Alternative form of romanus

References

• Romanus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Latin

Adjective

rōmānus m ‎(feminine rōmāna, neuter rōmānum); first/second declension

1. Roman

   Senatus Populusque Romanus

   The Roman Senate and People

   Majestas populi romani revixit.

   The majesty of the Roman people is restored.

   Civis romanus sum.

   I am a Roman citizen.

Declension

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• civis romanus sum
• rōmānē
• rōmānicus
• rōmānitās
• rōmānulus
• Rōmānus

Related terms

• Rōma
• Rōmulus

Descendants

Noun

rōmānus m ‎(genitive rōmānī); second declension

1. a Roman

Declension

Second declension.

Descendants

References

• ROMANUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “romanus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • for a Roman he is decidedly well educated: sunt in illo, ut in homine Romano, multae litterae (De Sen. 4. 12)
    
  • examples taken from Roman (Greek) history: exempla a rerum Romanarum (Graecarum) memoria petita
    
  • Roman history (i.e. the events in it): res Romanae
    
  • Roman history (i.e. the events in it): res gestae Romanorum
    
  • Roman history (i.e. the exposition, representation of it by writers): historia Romana or rerum Romanarum historia
    
  • Roman history (as tradition): memoria rerum Romanarum
    
  • to write a history of Rome: res populi Romani perscribere
    
  • to be well versed in Roman history: memoriam rerum gestarum (rerum Romanarum) tenere
    
  • to transplant to Rome one of the branches of poesy: poesis genus ad Romanos transferre
    
  • to be on friendly terms with the Roman people: in amicitia populi Romani esse (Liv. 22. 37)
    
  • Asia was made subject to Rome: Asia populi Romani facta est
    
• romanus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray