Contionary:rumja

Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

• IPA: (Standard Grekelin) /rumja/ [ɾum.ˈjɑ]
• IPA: (South Slavic Grekelin) [ɾum.ˈjɑ]
• IPA: (North Slavic Grekelin) [rum.ˈja]

Etymology

From Old Grekelin Ρουμιός (rumios), from Medieval Greek Ῥωμαῖος, derived from the Byzantine (Roman) Empire, from Latin Roma which in turn is of unknown origin. Cognate with English Roman, Greek Ρωμιός among others.

Adjective

1. An ethnic Grekelin person

   Rumja eme   (I am Roman/Grekelin)

1. (Poetic mostly) A Roman

   To Avgusta Oktavjana to brima Rumja vasleu idana   (Julius Caesar was the first Roman emperor)

1. (Archaic, now rare) A Greek

   Eis Attena ta Rumjak zsen   (In Athens live the Greeks)

Alternative forms

1. romja (Academic version, consistent with the original form of the word)