rotunda

See also: Rotunda

English

rotunda in architecture

Alternative forms

• (typography): Rotunda

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rotunda, from Sancta Maria Rotunda (the name for a church in the Pantheon), from rotundus (“round”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹə(ʊ)ˈtʌndə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈtʌndə/
• Hyphenation: ro‧tun‧da

Noun

rotunda (plural rotundas)

2. (architecture) A round building, usually small, often with a dome.
4. (typography, frequently capitalized) A Gothic typeface used in early printed books in Northern Italy, based on a rounded script developed in the 13th cent.; the manuscript hand on which this typeface was based.
5. (Philippines) A roundabout; a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.
6. (geometry) A form of cupola that has pentagons rather than squares or rectangles.

Derived terms

• band rotunda
• r rotunda

Translations

architecture: round building, often with a dome

• Bulgarian: ротонда f (rotonda)
• Catalan: rotonda (ca) f
• Czech: rotunda (cs) f
• Finnish: rotunda
• French: rotonde (fr) f
• German: Rotunde (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: θόλος m (thólos)

• Irish: cruinnteach m
• Latin: tholus m
• Polish: rotunda (pl) f
• Russian: рото́нда (ru) f (rotónda)

typography: Gothic typeface based on a 13th-C. rounded script

• Finnish: rotunda
• German: Halbgotisch f, Rotunda f, Rundgotisch f
• Polish: rotunda (pl) f

roundabout — see roundabout

Anagrams

• toundra

Catalan

Adjective

rotunda

1. feminine singular of rotund

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ro‧tun‧da

Noun

rotunda

1. a roundabout; a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrotunda]
• Rhymes: -unda

Noun

rotunda f

1. rotunda (building)

Declension

Declension of rotunda (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	rotunda	rotundy
genitive	rotundy	rotund
dative	rotundě	rotundám
accusative	rotundu	rotundy
vocative	rotundo	rotundy
locative	rotundě	rotundách
instrumental	rotundou	rotundami

Related terms

• See rotor

Further reading

• rotunda in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• rotunda in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• rotunda in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rotunda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotundɑ/, [ˈro̞t̪undɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otundɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ro‧tun‧da

Noun

rotunda

1. rotunda

Declension

Inflection of rotunda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		rotunda	rotundat
genitive		rotundan	rotundojen
partitive		rotundaa	rotundoja
illative		rotundaan	rotundoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rotunda	rotundat
accusative	nom.	rotunda	rotundat
	gen.	rotundan
genitive		rotundan	rotundojen rotundainrare
partitive		rotundaa	rotundoja
inessive		rotundassa	rotundoissa
elative		rotundasta	rotundoista
illative		rotundaan	rotundoihin
adessive		rotundalla	rotundoilla
ablative		rotundalta	rotundoilta
allative		rotundalle	rotundoille
essive		rotundana	rotundoina
translative		rotundaksi	rotundoiksi
abessive		rotundatta	rotundoitta
instructive		—	rotundoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rotunda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotundani rotundani accusative nom. rotundani rotundani gen. rotundani genitive rotundani rotundojeni rotundainirare partitive rotundaani rotundojani inessive rotundassani rotundoissani elative rotundastani rotundoistani illative rotundaani rotundoihini adessive rotundallani rotundoillani ablative rotundaltani rotundoiltani allative rotundalleni rotundoilleni essive rotundanani rotundoinani translative rotundakseni rotundoikseni abessive rotundattani rotundoittani instructive — — comitative — rotundoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotundasi rotundasi accusative nom. rotundasi rotundasi gen. rotundasi genitive rotundasi rotundojesi rotundaisirare partitive rotundaasi rotundojasi inessive rotundassasi rotundoissasi elative rotundastasi rotundoistasi illative rotundaasi rotundoihisi adessive rotundallasi rotundoillasi ablative rotundaltasi rotundoiltasi allative rotundallesi rotundoillesi essive rotundanasi rotundoinasi translative rotundaksesi rotundoiksesi abessive rotundattasi rotundoittasi instructive — — comitative — rotundoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotundamme rotundamme accusative nom. rotundamme rotundamme gen. rotundamme genitive rotundamme rotundojemme rotundaimmerare partitive rotundaamme rotundojamme inessive rotundassamme rotundoissamme elative rotundastamme rotundoistamme illative rotundaamme rotundoihimme adessive rotundallamme rotundoillamme ablative rotundaltamme rotundoiltamme allative rotundallemme rotundoillemme essive rotundanamme rotundoinamme translative rotundaksemme rotundoiksemme abessive rotundattamme rotundoittamme instructive — — comitative — rotundoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotundanne rotundanne accusative nom. rotundanne rotundanne gen. rotundanne genitive rotundanne rotundojenne rotundainnerare partitive rotundaanne rotundojanne inessive rotundassanne rotundoissanne elative rotundastanne rotundoistanne illative rotundaanne rotundoihinne adessive rotundallanne rotundoillanne ablative rotundaltanne rotundoiltanne allative rotundallenne rotundoillenne essive rotundananne rotundoinanne translative rotundaksenne rotundoiksenne abessive rotundattanne rotundoittanne instructive — — comitative — rotundoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotundansa rotundansa accusative nom. rotundansa rotundansa gen. rotundansa genitive rotundansa rotundojensa rotundainsarare partitive rotundaansa rotundojaan rotundojansa inessive rotundassaan rotundassansa rotundoissaan rotundoissansa elative rotundastaan rotundastansa rotundoistaan rotundoistansa illative rotundaansa rotundoihinsa adessive rotundallaan rotundallansa rotundoillaan rotundoillansa ablative rotundaltaan rotundaltansa rotundoiltaan rotundoiltansa allative rotundalleen rotundallensa rotundoilleen rotundoillensa essive rotundanaan rotundanansa rotundoinaan rotundoinansa translative rotundakseen rotundaksensa rotundoikseen rotundoiksensa abessive rotundattaan rotundattansa rotundoittaan rotundoittansa instructive — — comitative — rotundoineen rotundoinensa

Latin

Adjective

rotunda

1. inflection of rotundus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative neuter plural

Adjective

rotundā

1. ablative feminine singular of rotundus

References

• rotunda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈtun.da/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -unda
• Syllabification: ro‧tun‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian rotonda, from Latin rotunda. Doublet of runda (“round”).

Noun

rotunda f

1. (architecture) rotunda (round building, often with a dome)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Rotunda, from Latin rotunda.

Noun

rotunda f

1. (typography) rotunda (Gothic typeface based on a 13th-C. rounded script)

Declension

Declension of rotunda

	singular	plural
nominative	rotunda	rotundy
genitive	rotundy	rotund
dative	rotundzie	rotundom
accusative	rotundę	rotundy
instrumental	rotundą	rotundami
locative	rotundzie	rotundach
vocative	rotundo	rotundy

Related terms

adjective

• rotundowy

 

Further reading

• rotunda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rotunda in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.dɐ/ [hoˈtũ.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.dɐ/ [hoˈtũ.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.dɐ/ [χoˈtũ.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.da/ [hoˈtũ.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtũ.dɐ/

Adjective

rotunda

1. feminine singular of rotundo

Noun

rotunda f (plural rotundas)

1. (Portugal, Macau) traffic circle, roundabout

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈtunda/ [roˈt̪ũn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -unda
• Syllabification: ro‧tun‧da

Adjective

rotunda

1. feminine singular of rotundo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English rotunda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoˈtunda/, [ɾoˈtun.dɐ]
• Hyphenation: ro‧tun‧da

Noun

rotunda (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜆᜓᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. Alternative form of rotonda