Romansh

Romansh
Romansh "Rhaeto-Romanic," Latin-derived language spoken in the Grisons region of eastern Switzerland, 1660s, from Grisons Rumansch, from L.L. Romanice "in Vulgar Latin" (see ROMANCE (Cf. romance)).

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  • Romansh — or Romansch may refer to: *Romansh language *Romansh people …   Wikipedia

  • Romansh — or Romansch noun Etymology: Romansh romonsch Date: 1663 the Rhaeto Romance dialects spoken in the Grisons, Switzerland …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Romansh — /roh mansh , mahnsh /, n. 1. a group of three Rhaeto Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland. Cf. Ladin (def. 2). adj. 2. of or pertaining to Romansh. * * * …   Universalium

  • Romansh — [rə(ʊ) manʃ, mα:nʃ] (also Rumansh) noun the Rhaeto Romance language spoken in the Swiss canton of Grisons, an official language of Switzerland. Origin from Romansh Roman(t)sch, from med. L. romanice in the Romanic manner …   English new terms dictionary

  • Romansh — Romansch UK / US or Romansh UK [rəʊˈmænʃ] / US [roʊˈmɑnʃ] noun [uncountable] one of the official languages of Switzerland …   English dictionary

  • Romansh — /roʊˈmænʃ/ (say roh mansh) noun 1. a Rhaeto Romanic language spoken in the Swiss canton Graubünden. It has equal standing with German, French, and Italian as one of the official languages of Switzerland. 2. Rhaeto Romanic in general. –adjective 3 …  

  • Romansh — n. & adj. (also Rumansh) n. the Rhaeto Romanic dialects, esp. as spoken in the Swiss canton of Grisons. adj. of these dialects. Etymology: Romansh Ruman(t)sch, Roman(t)sch f. med.L romanice (adv.) (as ROMANCE) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Romansh language — Infobox Language name=Romansch nativename=Rumantsch familycolor=Indo European states=flag|Switzerland region=Graubünden speakers=35,095 (Swiss federal census 2000) [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/lexikon/bienvenue… …   Wikipedia

  • Romansh Wikipedia — Infobox website name = Romansh Wikipedia caption = url = http://rm.wikipedia.org/ commercial = No location = type = Internet encyclopedia project language = Romansh registration = Optional owner = Wikimedia Foundation author = The Romansh… …   Wikipedia

  • Romansh language — German  Rumantsch,  also called  Grishun, or Grisons,         Romance language of the Rhaetian group spoken in northern Italy and Switzerland, primarily in the Rhine Valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden (Grisons). Since 1938 Romansh has been… …   Universalium

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