Ruma

See also: ruma, rúma, and rūma

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rūmō.

Proper noun

Ruma f

1. a female given name
2. Rome (a major city in Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa)

Declension

Ruma (feminine ō-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	Ruma	—
accusative	Ruma	—
genitive	Ruma, Rumu, Rumo	—
dative	Rumu, Rumo, Ruma	—
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: Rōme, Rōm
  • Dutch Low Saxon: Rome

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Roma (italianate form)

Etymology

From Latin Rōma (“Rome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐu.ma/, [ˈʐu.ma], [ˈɾu.ma]
• Rhymes: -uma
• Hyphenation: Rù‧ma

Proper noun

Ruma f

1. Rome (A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa)
4. a habitational surname

Derived terms

• rumana
• Rumana
• rumanazzu
• Rumani
• rumanità
• Rumanu
• rumanu
• rumanzu
• rumanìscu
• rumanìsimu
• rumanìsticu
• Rumeu
• rumànicu
• Rumìlia
• rumìu
• Rumìu
• Ròmmulu

Related terms

• grecu
• gricu
• latinu
• Lazziu
• sicanu
• sìculu
• toscu
• èlimu

Descendants

• Italian: Ruma (surname, regional)