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Römer
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romer Romer rom'er
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈrøːmər/ [ˈʁøː.mɐ]
de De-Römer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh Rœmer, Rœmære, Rômære. Equivalent to de Rom -er.
Noun
m in
Roman
de Die Römer eroberten Britannien im ersten Jahrhundert nach Christus. The Romans conquered Britain in the first century AD.
de Viele Römer verbringen den August am Meer oder auf dem Land. Many Romans spend August by the sea or in the countryside.
de Junge Roemer (song) Junge Roemer Falco (musician) Falco 1984 Junge Römer tanzen anders als die Andern / Sie lieben ihre Schwestern lieber, lieber als den Rest der Welt
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Römerbrief Römersalat Römerstraße Römertopf
Adjective
indecl
de rare of or from the city of Rome
de 26 April 2014 Anonym Römer Polizei beschlagnahmt 700'000 gefälschte Souvenirs Tages-Anzeiger https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/roemer-polizei-beschlagnahmt-700-000-gefaelschte-souvenirs-956630680328 Römer Polizei beschlagnahmt 700'000 gefälschte Souvenirs. Roman police confiscate 700,000 counterfeit souvenirs. https://web.archive.org/web/20240603025011/https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/roemer-polizei-beschlagnahmt-700-000-gefaelschte-souvenirs-956630680328 3 June 2024
Usage notes
When referring to the historic Romans, only the adjective de römisch is possible. It is also more common in modern contexts.
Etymology 2
de:+ (Glas)
First attested in 1501 along the Lower Rhine. Possibly borrowed from de nl roemer, also nl romer, although the Dutch is found slightly later (1524). The further origin is uncertain, but probably identical with etymology 1. At the time there seems to have been an interest in antique glasses unearthed in Cologne and other Roman cities; compare Ripuarian gmw-cfr roemsche glaesser, dum romenysche wynglase (both 15th c.). These may have inspired the rummer glasses or at any rate their name. An alternative theory derives it from nl roemen, de rühmen to praise, thus referring to a ceremonial glass used for toasting. This seems less likely on semantic grounds. Formally, all attested vowel qualities (/uː/ /oː/ /øː/) can be explained through dialectal developments in Dutch and Ripuarian.
Noun
m
rummer kind of drinking glass, commonly used for wine in Germany; often made partially from coloured glass
de Römerglas
Declension
m
Etymology 3
In most cases from etymology 1, due to some connection with Italy. Often for someone who had made a pilgrimage to Rome. In some cases from various unrelated sources.
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s:-
de
Declension
surname
Descendants
en römerite
Etymology 4
de:+ (Frankfurt am Main)
de. One theory derives it from Italian merchants who regularly attended the Frankfurt trade fair during the Middle Ages.
Proper noun
m.article
the building of the city council of Frankfurt am Main
Declension
m.sg
Etymology 5
de :af Röm -er
From de Röm -er.
Adjective
indecl
of or from Rømø (a Danish island, called de Röm in German)
de 1868 Ph. Freiherr von Künssberg Ein Beitrag zur Beurtheilung unserer maritimen Verhältnisse mit besonderer Berücksichtigung auf das Hafenbau-Project auf der Norsee-Insel Röm Berlin Von Uthemann & Müller 33 https://www.google.de/books/edition/Ein_Beitrag_zur_Beutheilung_unserer_mari/zopdAAAAcAAJ Die Baukosten der Eisenbahn vom Römer Hafen nach einem Punkte der Eisenbahn auf dem Festlande sind natürlich hier nicht berechnet.
Noun
m in
an inhabitant of this island
Declension
m
de Food and drink containers Buildings Demonyms Nationalities