retundus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
retundus (feminine retunda, neuter retundum); first/second-declension adjective (Early Medieval Latin)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: rătund
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: ritondo (archaic)
- Insular Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- ^ Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/reˈtʊnd-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.