rotundus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /roˈtun.dus/, [rɔˈtʊn.dʊs]

Adjective

rotundus (feminine rotunda, neuter rotundum); first/second declension

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

Inflection

First/second declension.

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 rotundae rotundō rotundīs rotundīs rotundīs
Accusative rotundum rotundam rotundum rotundōs rotundās rotunda
Ablative rotundō rotundā rotundō rotundīs rotundīs rotundīs
Vocative rotunde rotunda rotundum rotundī rotundae rotunda
  • comparative: rotundior, superlative: rotundissimus

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • 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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