Rome

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See also: rome

English

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 Rome (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Rome, from Old English Rōm, Rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō and influenced by Late Latin Rōma (Rome, Constantinople), from Classical Latin Rōma (Rome). In Roman mythology, the name was said to derive from Romulus, one of the founders of the city and its first king.

The name appears in a wide range of forms in Middle English, including Rom, Room, Roome, and Rombe as well as Rome; by early modern English, it appeared as Rome, Room, and Roome, with the spelling Rome occurring in Shakespeare and common from the early 18th century on. The final spelling was influenced by Norman, Middle French, Anglo-Norman, and Old French Rome.[1] Doublet of Roma and Rum.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rome

  1. A city on the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula; ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of Italy; capital city of the region of Lazio.
    • 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , line 157:
      When could they say (till now) that talk'd of Rome,
      That her wide Walles incompast but one man?
      Now is it Rome indeed, and Roome enough
      When there is in it but one onely man.
    • 1866 December 8, 'Filius Ecclesiæ', Notes & Queries, "Rome:Room", 456 1:
      Within the last thirty weeks I have heard the word Rome pronounced Room by several old-fashioned people in the north of Ireland, some of my own relations among the number. On remonstrating with one of these, she said, "It was always Room when I was at school (say about 1830), and I am too old to change it now."
  2. A metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy.
  3. (metonymically) The Italian government.
    • 2016, Per Tiedtke, chapter 2, in Germany, Italy and the International Economy 1929–1936: Co-operation or Rivalries at Times of Crisis?, Europe: Tectum Verlag, →ISBN, page 99:
      At first, Berlin tried to amend the agreement to restore a German trade surplus, but Rome refused.
  4. Ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire; Roman civilization.
  5. The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.
  6. The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama.
    2. A city, the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia.
    3. A census-designated place in Peoria County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Indiana.
    5. A village in Henry County, Iowa.
    6. A ghost town in Ellis County, Kansas.
    7. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
    8. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
    9. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
    10. An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
    11. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.
    12. A city in Oneida County, New York.
    13. A village in Green Township, Adams County, Ohio.
      Synonym: Stout (the name of the post office)
    14. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Ohio.
    15. A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
    16. An unincorporated community in Richland County, Ohio.
    17. An unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon.
    18. A borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
    19. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee.
    20. A town and unincorporated community in Adams County, Wisconsin.
    21. A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
    22. A number of townships, including in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio (3) and Pennsylvania (2), listed under Rome Township.
  8. A surname.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Hindi: रोम (rom)
  • Thai: โรม (room)

Translations

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Afrikaans

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia af

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch Rome, from Middle Dutch rome.

Proper noun

Rome

  1. Rome (a city, the ancient capital of the Roman Empire; capital city of Italy; capital city of the region of Lazio).
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  3. ancient Rome; the former Roman Empire
    Synonyms: Romeinse Ryk, Romeinse Keiserryk

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

  • (capital of Italy) From Middle Dutch rome.
  • (Maasdriel) First attested as Rome in 1830-1855. Named after the Italian city, allegedly because many Roman artefacts were found there.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rome n

  1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
  3. A hamlet in Maasdriel, Gelderland, Netherlands

Descendants

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From English Rome.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rome

  1. Rome (any of a number of localities in USA or elsewhere)

Declension

Inflection of Rome (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Rome
genitive Romen
partitive Romea
illative Romeen
singular plural
nominative Rome
accusative nom. Rome
gen. Romen
genitive Romen
partitive Romea
inessive Romessa
elative Romesta
illative Romeen
adessive Romella
ablative Romelta
allative Romelle
essive Romena
translative Romeksi
abessive Rometta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Rome (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Romeni
accusative nom. Romeni
gen. Romeni
genitive Romeni
partitive Romeani
inessive Romessani
elative Romestani
illative Romeeni
adessive Romellani
ablative Romeltani
allative Romelleni
essive Romenani
translative Romekseni
abessive Romettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Romesi
accusative nom. Romesi
gen. Romesi
genitive Romesi
partitive Romeasi
inessive Romessasi
elative Romestasi
illative Romeesi
adessive Romellasi
ablative Romeltasi
allative Romellesi
essive Romenasi
translative Romeksesi
abessive Romettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Romemme
accusative nom. Romemme
gen. Romemme
genitive Romemme
partitive Romeamme
inessive Romessamme
elative Romestamme
illative Romeemme
adessive Romellamme
ablative Romeltamme
allative Romellemme
essive Romenamme
translative Romeksemme
abessive Romettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Romenne
accusative nom. Romenne
gen. Romenne
genitive Romenne
partitive Romeanne
inessive Romessanne
elative Romestanne
illative Romeenne
adessive Romellanne
ablative Romeltanne
allative Romellenne
essive Romenanne
translative Romeksenne
abessive Romettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Romensa
accusative nom. Romensa
gen. Romensa
genitive Romensa
partitive Romeaan
Romeansa
inessive Romessaan
Romessansa
elative Romestaan
Romestansa
illative Romeensa
adessive Romellaan
Romellansa
ablative Romeltaan
Romeltansa
allative Romelleen
Romellensa
essive Romenaan
Romenansa
translative Romekseen
Romeksensa
abessive Romettaan
Romettansa
instructive
comitative

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Rome, from Latin Rōma.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rome f

  1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)
  2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

Derived terms

Descendants

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Friulian

Proper noun

Rome f

  1. Rome

Italian

Proper noun

Rome f

  1. plural of Roma
    le due Rome, the two Romes

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Japanese

Romanization

Rome

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ロメ

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

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Noun

Romè

  1. locative singular of Ròmas / Rõmas (Roman)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *Rūmu, from Proto-Germanic *Rūmō, from Latin Rōma.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rome

  1. Rome (a city, the capital of the Papacy; ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
  2. The Roman Empire.

Descendants

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Old English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rōme

  1. accusative/genitive/dative singular of Rōm

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Rōma.

Proper noun

Rome

  1. Rome (a city, the capital of the Papacy; ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Descendants

Walloon

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rome

  1. Rome (the capital city of Italy)