romanz

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in a Roman manner”), from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus. Forms ending in -t are due to the fact -z often replaces -ts at end of a nominative singular form. In this instance, the -z or -s ending is from the -icē ending of rōmānicē, not the addition of an -s to a word ending in -t. Compare Old Occitan romans, cf. also Romansch rumantsch.

Pronunciation

Noun

romanz oblique singular, m (oblique plural romanz, nominative singular romanz, nominative plural romanz)

  1. (usually uncountable) Old French (language)
    Synonym: françois
  2. (countable) a story in Old French
  3. (countable) account (verbal description of an event)
  4. (countable) talking; discussion

Descendants

  • French: roman (“novel”) (see there for further descendants)
  • French: romand (“Swiss French”)
  • → Italian: romanzo
  • → Sicilian: rumanzu
  • → English: romaunt (archaic)
  • → Middle English: romauns, roumance

Noun

romanz m

  1. oblique plural of romant
  2. nominative singular of romant

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “roman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (romans)
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