Romulan
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English
Etymology
From Romulus + -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈrɒmjʊlən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈrɑmjʊlən/
Noun
Romulan (plural Romulans)
- A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.
- 1999, Peter Allen David, Double or Nothing:
- "Some sort of Romulan game," Riker said thoughtfully. "Trying to make us guess what they're up to."
- 2000, Emma Forrest, Namedropper:
- "He looks like a Romulan." Suddenly, her attention is focused on him and she calls across the street, "Hey, monkey Romulan, sort it out!"
- 2001, Michael W McConnell, Robert F Cochran, Angela C Carmella, Christian perspectives on legal thought:
- ...the law vaporizes like a Romulan warrior into the ions of space.
Adjective
Romulan (comparative more Romulan, superlative most Romulan)
- Pertaining to the fictional extraterrestrial race, or its fictional polity, the Romulan Star Empire; from Star Trek.
Proper noun
Romulan
- A fictional language and a constructed language. The fictional language of the Romulans, a fictional extraterrestrial race from Star Trek. Created words and phrases from Star Trek have been latterly expanded upon to create a constructed language, that some among the Star Trek fandom attempt to build into a usable language.