romer

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *rōmārius, a noun based on rōs (“dew”) + maris (“of the sea”), equivalent of Latin rōsmarīnus.^[1] Compare Spanish romero.

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romer m (plural romers)

1. (dialect) rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)

   Synonym: romaní

   • 1997, Andreu Carranza Font, Llibre de les set xibeques: La riuada, page 39:

     A l'atmosfera suraven fils d'humitat que es barrejaven amb els perfums silvestres de l'espígol i el romer.

     In the atmosphere floated threads of moisture that mixed with the wild perfumes of lavender and rosemary.

• “romer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “romer” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “romer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Rom (“city of Rome”) +‎ -er. Probably borrowed from Middle Low German romer, cf. German Römer.

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romer c (singular definite romeren, plural indefinite romere)

1. a Roman (a person the Roman Empire)
2. a Roman (a person from the city of Rome)

• Romerriget
• romertal
• romervej

• “romer” in Den Danske Ordbog

romer m (definite singular romeren, indefinite plural romere, definite plural romerne)

1. a Roman (native or resident of the Roman Empire)
2. a Roman (native or resident of the city of Rome)

• Romerriket
• romertall
• romertid
• romervei

• romar (Nynorsk)

• “romer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

romer

1. indefinite plural of rom