Polyglot Dictionary

Roman

/ʁoˈmaːn/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Artistic Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Romane

Meaning

  1. novel

    • Sie liest gerade einen spannenden Roman.

      She is reading an exciting novel right now.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

roman

roman is the French word for the same thing — both mean "novel."

Portuguese

romance

romance is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "novel."

Practice

1 What does Roman mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie liest gerade einen spannenden ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Roman?

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