rotundus

Latin

Etymology

From rotō (“turn around, revolve”) + -undus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /roˈtun.dus/, [rɔˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /roˈtun.dus/, [roˈt̪un̪d̪us]

Adjective

rotundus (feminine rotunda, neuter rotundum, comparative rotundior, superlative rotundissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. round, circular
  2. spherical, rotund
  3. (figuratively) rounded, perfect
  4. (figuratively, of speech) polished, elegant

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rotundus rotunda rotundum rotundī rotundae rotunda
Genitive rotundī rotundae rotundī rotundōrum rotundārum rotundōrum
Dative rotundō rotundō rotundīs
Accusative rotundum rotundam rotundum rotundōs rotundās rotunda
Ablative rotundō rotundā rotundō rotundīs
Vocative rotunde rotunda rotundum rotundī rotundae rotunda

Derived terms

Descendants

See also retundus, *torundus.

  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: rodundu, orrudundu (both medieval)
  • North Italian:
    • Lombard: rodond
    • Romansch: rodund
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Old Franco-Provençal: raond
    • Old French: roont, ruunt
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ancient borrowings:
  • Later borrowings:

References

Further reading
  • “rotundus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “rotundus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rotundus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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