rund
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, roont, from Latin rotundus, related to rota, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroth₂-o- (“wheel”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rund
- round, circular
- plump, chubby, rotund
- smooth (of a beverage: having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of rund | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | rund | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | rundt | — | —2 |
Plural | runde | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | runde | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- er du rigtig rund? ("are you out of your mind?")
- rundt ("around") adv
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch runt, from Old Dutch *rund, from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
rund n (plural runderen, diminutive rundje n)
- any bovine animal
- idiot, stupid person
- Je bent een rund als je met vuurwerk stunt.
- You're an idiot if you mess around with fireworks.
Derived terms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rund f
Declension[edit]
rundur a7 | |||
Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | rundur | rund | runt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | rundan | runda | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | rundum | rundari | rundum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (runds) | (rundar/ rundrar) |
(runds) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | rundir | rundar | rund |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | rundar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | rundum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (runda rundra) |
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German runt, like English round and Dutch rond from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus (“round”) from rota (“wheel, disk”), compare German Rad.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rund (comparative runder, superlative am rundesten)
- round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
- circular
- spherical, globular, ball-shaped
- corpulent, thick
- (engine operation) regular
Usage notes[edit]
- runde Kante - rounded edge
- runder Tisch - round table
- runde Summe / runder Betrag - round sum
- runde Zahl - round tol
- runde Klammer - parenthesis
- runder Vokal - round vowel
- die Erde ist rund (und nicht flach) - the Earth is spherical (and not flat)
- eine runde Figur haben - to be corpulent build
- der Motor läuft rund - the motor runs regular
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist rund | sie ist rund | es ist rund | sie sind rund | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | runder | runde | rundes | runde |
genitive | runden | runder | runden | runder | |
dative | rundem | runder | rundem | runden | |
accusative | runden | runde | rundes | runde | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der runde | die runde | das runde | die runden |
genitive | des runden | der runden | des runden | der runden | |
dative | dem runden | der runden | dem runden | den runden | |
accusative | den runden | die runde | das runde | die runden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein runder | eine runde | ein rundes | (keine) runden |
genitive | eines runden | einer runden | eines runden | (keiner) runden | |
dative | einem runden | einer runden | einem runden | (keinen) runden | |
accusative | einen runden | eine runde | ein rundes | (keine) runden |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist runder | sie ist runder | es ist runder | sie sind runder | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | runderer | rundere | runderes | rundere |
genitive | runderen | runderer | runderen | runderer | |
dative | runderem | runderer | runderem | runderen | |
accusative | runderen | rundere | runderes | rundere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rundere | die rundere | das rundere | die runderen |
genitive | des runderen | der runderen | des runderen | der runderen | |
dative | dem runderen | der runderen | dem runderen | den runderen | |
accusative | den runderen | die rundere | das rundere | die runderen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein runderer | eine rundere | ein runderes | (keine) runderen |
genitive | eines runderen | einer runderen | eines runderen | (keiner) runderen | |
dative | einem runderen | einer runderen | einem runderen | (keinen) runderen | |
accusative | einen runderen | eine rundere | ein runderes | (keine) runderen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am rundesten | sie ist am rundesten | es ist am rundesten | sie sind am rundesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | rundester | rundeste | rundestes | rundeste |
genitive | rundesten | rundester | rundesten | rundester | |
dative | rundestem | rundester | rundestem | rundesten | |
accusative | rundesten | rundeste | rundestes | rundeste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rundeste | die rundeste | das rundeste | die rundesten |
genitive | des rundesten | der rundesten | des rundesten | der rundesten | |
dative | dem rundesten | der rundesten | dem rundesten | den rundesten | |
accusative | den rundesten | die rundeste | das rundeste | die rundesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein rundester | eine rundeste | ein rundestes | (keine) rundesten |
genitive | eines rundesten | einer rundesten | eines rundesten | (keiner) rundesten | |
dative | einem rundesten | einer rundesten | einem rundesten | (keinen) rundesten | |
accusative | einen rundesten | eine rundeste | ein rundestes | (keine) rundesten |
Synonyms[edit]
- (circular): kreisförmig
- (spherical): kugelförmig, ballförmig
- (thick): korpulent, dick
- (regular): gleichmäßig, ordentlich
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- der Ball ist rund und muss in das Eckige - "the ball is round and must in the angled" (about the basic soccer rules: the ball must into the goal)
- kreisrund
- kugelrund
- Rund
- Rundbank
- Rundbau
- Rundbeet
- Rundblick
- Rundbogen
- Rundbrief
- Runde
- Runderneuerung
- rundes r
- runde Tisch
- Rundfahrt
- Rundflug
- Rundfrage
- Rundfunk
- Rundgang
- Rundgesang
- Rundholz
- Rundhorizont
- Rundkurs
- Rundlauf
- Rundreise
- Rundruf
Adverb[edit]
rund
- around
- roughly, approximately, about
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 29/2010, page 49:
- Rund eine Million beschriebene Insektenarten leben auf der Erde, […]
- Approximately one million documented insect species live on Earth, […]
- Rund eine Million beschriebene Insektenarten leben auf der Erde, […]
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 29/2010, page 49:
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundere, indefinite superlative rundest, definite superlative rundeste)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
rund
- imperative of runde
References[edit]
- “rund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, runt, reont, from Old French rotundus. Akin to English round.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundare, indefinite superlative rundast, definite superlative rundaste)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “rund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
rund (comparative rundare, superlative rundast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of rund | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rund | rundare | rundast |
Neuter singular | runt | rundare | rundast |
Plural | runda | rundare | rundast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | runde | rundare | rundaste |
All | runda | rundare | rundaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Old French
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -eren
- Dutch terms with usage examples
- Faroese non-lemma forms
- Faroese adjective forms
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Old French
- German terms derived from Latin
- German 1-syllable words
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old French
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives