retundus

Latin

Etymology

Variant of Classical rotundus, attested from the seventh century CE. May have developed via dissimilation and/or influence from the suffix re-.

It has also been suggested that retundus is really the original Latin form, despite first being attested around a millennium after rotundus; see there for more.[1]

Adjective

retundus (feminine retunda, neuter retundum); first/second-declension adjective (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. round

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative retundus retunda retundum retundī retundae retunda
Genitive retundī retundae retundī retundōrum retundārum retundōrum
Dative retundō retundō retundīs
Accusative retundum retundam retundum retundōs retundās retunda
Ablative retundō retundā retundō retundīs
Vocative retunde retunda retundum retundī retundae retunda

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Romanian: rătund
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: retundu, redundu
  • North Italian:
    • Ligurian: rióndo, róndo
    • Lombard: redond, radond
    • Piedmontese: riond, ariond
    • Romansch: raduond, raund, radond, radund
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Franco-Provençal: riond
    • Old French: reont
      • French: rond
      • Norman: rond
      • Walloon: rond
      • → Middle Dutch: ront
      • → Middle English: rounde (see there for further descendants)
      • → Middle High German: runt
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References
  1. Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/reˈtʊnd-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
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