rond

See also: rönd

Afrikaans

Adjective

rond (attributive ronde, comparative ronder, superlative rondste)

  1. round (circular, cylindrical or spherical)
  2. plump

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnt
  • IPA(key): /rɔnt/

Adjective

rond (comparative ronder, superlative rondst)

  1. round, circular
  2. finished, completed

Inflection

Inflection of rond
uninflected rond
inflected ronde
comparative ronder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rondronderhet rondst
het rondste
indefinite m./f. sing. ronderondererondste
n. sing. rondronderrondste
plural ronderondererondste
definite ronderondererondste
partitive rondsronders

Descendants

Adverb

rond

  1. around, about
  2. (postpositional) around (implying motion)
    De tuinier liep nog even de tuin rond. The gardener walked around the garden just for a moment longer.

Derived terms

Preposition

rond

  1. around
  2. concerning, related to

Inflection

Noun

rond n (plural ronden, diminutive rondje n)

  1. round of a race or of a tournament

Derived terms


French

Etymology

From Old French reont, from Vulgar Latin *retundus, dissimilated variant of Latin rotundus. Doublet of rotonde. Compare Spanish redondo, Occitan redond, Catalan redó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: ronds

Adjective

rond (feminine singular ronde, masculine plural ronds, feminine plural rondes)

  1. round (shape)
  2. (France, colloquial) drunk

Derived terms

Noun

rond m (plural ronds)

  1. circle
  2. (colloquial) coin; (piece of) change, money

Further reading

Anagrams


Norman

Etymology

From Old French reont, from Vulgar Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

rond m

  1. (Jersey) round

Derived terms


Walloon

Etymology

From Old French reont, from Vulgar Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.

Adjective

rond m (feminine singular ronde, masculine plural ronds, feminine plural rondes)

  1. round
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