Romansch

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UK/ɹə(ʊ)ˈmanʃ/US/ɹoʊˈmænʃ/US/ɹoʊˈmɑnʃ/

proper noun

Synonym of Rhaeto-Romance.

Similar
Rhaeto-Romance
OriginRomansh romansch ← Medieval Latin rōmānicē ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Romanche · alternative Romansh · alternative Rumansch · alternative Rumantsch

  1. broadlySynonym of Rhaeto-Romance.

    Romansch (Ger. Churwalsch, from the town of Chur), a name applied to the Romance dialect, or rather agglomeration of cognate dialects, spoken from the Grisons to Friuli on the Adriatic. ]

    [ 1892, Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge: New Edition: Vol. VIII.: Peasant to Roumelia, p. 779, s.v. Romansch

    Synonyms: Rhaeto-Romance

  2. strict senseA Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum) spoken in the Graubünden/Grisons canton of Switzerland; it is one of the four official languages of Switzerland.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Rhaeto-Romance.

Similar
Rhaeto-Romance

Origin

  1. Latinrōmānicus
  2. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē“in the Roman manner; in a Romance language”
  3. Medieval Latinrōmānicē
  4. Romanshromansch
  5. EnglishRomansch

Borrowed from Romansh romansch, romontsch, rumantsch et al., from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, from Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman manner; in a Romance language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus. Perhaps influenced by the Germanic suffix seen in English as -ish (German -isch, -sch). Doublet of romance.

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Translations

Bulgarian ретрома́нски
  • ретрома́нски (retrománski)the Romance language
Catalan romanx
  • romanxthe Romance language
Chinese Mandarin 羅曼什語 /罗曼什语, 羅曼什語 /罗曼什语
  • 羅曼什語 /罗曼什语 (luómànshíyǔ)the Romance language
  • 羅曼什語 /罗曼什语 (Luómànshíyǔ)the Romance language
Czech rétorománština
  • rétorománštinathe Romance language
Danish rætoromansk
  • rætoromanskthe Romance language
Dutch Reto-Romaans
  • Reto-Romaansthe Romance language
Esperanto romanĉa, romanĉa lingvo
  • romanĉathe Romance language
  • romanĉa lingvothe Romance language
Estonian retoromaani
  • retoromaanithe Romance language
Finnish retoromaani
  • retoromaanithe Romance language
French romanche
  • romanchethe Romance language
German Bündnerromanisch, Rätoromanisch
  • Bündnerromanischthe Romance language
  • Rätoromanischthe Romance language
Hungarian romans
  • romansthe Romance language
Irish Raeta-Rómáinsis
  • Raeta-Rómáinsisthe Romance language
Italian romancio
  • romanciothe Romance language
Japanese ロマンシュ語
  • ロマンシュ語 (romanshu go)the Romance language
Latin lingua Rhaetica
  • lingua Rhaeticathe Romance language
Norwegian Bokmål retoromansk
  • retoromanskthe Romance language
Polish romansz
  • romanszthe Romance language
Portuguese romanche
  • romanchethe Romance language
Romanian retoromană
  • retoromanăthe Romance language
Russian рома́ншский, реторома́нский
  • рома́ншский (románšskij)the Romance language
  • реторома́нский (retorománskij)the Romance language
Spanish romanche
  • romanchethe Romance language
Swedish rätoromanska
  • rätoromanskathe Romance language
Turkish Romanşça
  • Romanşçathe Romance language
Welsh Románsh
  • Románshthe Romance language
Cite this entry
APA

Romansch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romansch

MLA

“Romansch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romansch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Romansch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romansch.

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