Definition of Rumansh

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the Romansh language.

Exact synonyms: Romansh
Partainyms: Romansh

2. Noun. The Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland; it is an official language of Switzerland.
Exact synonyms: Romansh
Generic synonyms: Rhaeto-romance, Rhaeto-romanic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rumansh

Ruhmkorff coils
Ruhnu
Ruholla Khomeini
Ruhr
Ruhr Area
Ruhr River
Ruhr Valley
Ruinism
Rukiga
Rule 63
Rule of Three
Rumania
Rumanian
Rumanians
Rumansh (current term)
Rumelia
Rumelian
Rumelians
Rumex
Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosella
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex scutatus
Rumohra
Rumohra adiantiformis
Rumpel-Leede phenomenon
Rumpel-Leede sign
Rumpel-Leede test

Literary usage of Rumansh

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1885)
"... and Rumansh, but it is best to call it simply Ladin. On the east it is spoken by about 450000 people in Italy, on the banks of the Tagliamento, ..."

2. The Science of Language: Linguistics, Philology, Etymology by Abel Hovelacque (1877)
"... and Rumansh. But it seems best to call it simply Dulin, with Ascoli, who has recently devoted an important work te its elucidation. ..."

3. An Italian and English Dictionary with Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies by August Hjalmar Edgren, Giuseppe Bico, John Lawrence Gerig (1901)
"Rumansh (language). -Hosco, ADJ. : Roman (esp. réf. to the mod. Roman dialect); M.: (mod.) Roman; (mod. ..."

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