rotundus

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) round, circular
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) spherical, rotund
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) rounded, perfect
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) polished, elegant

Konzepte

rund

Runde

kugelförmig

kugelig

sphärisch

Kugel…

abgerundet

ballförmig

gerundet

Übersetzungen

round

redondo

redondo

rond

rodó

rond

yuvarlak

rotondo

rotonda

Redonda

tondo

arrondir

στρογγυλός

γύρω

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

[rɔˈtʊn.dʊs]

Etymologie (Englisch)

Generally regarded as deriving from rotō (“turn, revolve”) or rota (“wheel”) + -undus. First attested in the works of Cato the Elder (circa 200 BC).
It has also been suggested that the alternative form retundus, whence most of the Romance descendants derive, actually reflects the original Latin form (despite only being attested from the seventh century CE). If so, the first element would derive from an older *retō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (cf. Proto-Celtic *reteti), and the Classical rotundus would reflect later influence from rota (“wheel”). Both theories regardless trace back to *Hreth₂-.