retundus

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of Classical rotundus. Attested from the seventh century CE.[1]

Adjective

retundus (feminine retunda, neuter retundum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) round

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Romanian: rătund
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: redundu
  • North Italian:
    • Ligurian: rióndo, róndo
    • Lombard: redond, radond
    • Piedmontese: riond, ariond
    • Romansch: raduond, raund, radond, radund
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Franco-Provençal: riond
    • Old French: reont
      • French: rond
      • Norman: rond
      • Walloon: rond
      • Middle Dutch: ront
      • Middle English: rounde (see there for further descendants)
      • Middle High German: runt
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

  1. Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008-), */reˈtʊnd-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
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