rotund

English

Etymology

From Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ret- (“to run, to roll”) .

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /rōˈtənd/, /ˈrōˌtənd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈrōˌtənd/, /ˈrōˌtʌnd/

Adjective

rotund (comparative more rotund, superlative most rotund)

1. Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
2. Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
3. (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

Translations

Having a round or spherical shape

French: rond (fr) m.

Italian: rotondo (it) m., tondo (it)

Round in body shape

French: rond (fr) m.

Italian: rotondo (it)

(of a sound) Full and rich

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
• Notes:

Anagrams

• untrod

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• rătund (regional, dated)

Etymology

From Latin rotundus (“round”), possibly through a form retundus, especially in the case of the variant form.

Adjective

rotund ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. round

Declension

declension of rotund

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	rotund		rotundă	rotunzi	rotunde
	definite	rotundul		rotunda	rotunzii	rotundele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	rotund		rotunde	rotunzi	rotunde
	definite	rotundului		rotundei	rotunzilor	rotundelor

Derived terms

• rotunji