rotundo

English

Noun

rotundo

1. Alternative form of rotunda

See also

• ore rotundo

Anagrams

• orotund, round to

Latin

Etymology

From rotundus (“circular, round”) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /roˈtun.doː/, [rɔˈt̪ʊn̪d̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /roˈtun.do/, [roˈt̪un̪d̪o]

Verb

rotundō (present infinitive rotundāre, perfect active rotundāvī, supine rotundātum); first conjugation

1. to round off (make round)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rotundō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rotundō	rotundās	rotundat	rotundāmus	rotundātis	rotundant
	imperfect	rotundābam	rotundābās	rotundābat	rotundābāmus	rotundābātis	rotundābant
	future	rotundābō	rotundābis	rotundābit	rotundābimus	rotundābitis	rotundābunt
	perfect	rotundāvī	rotundāvistī	rotundāvit	rotundāvimus	rotundāvistis	rotundāvērunt, rotundāvēre
	pluperfect	rotundāveram	rotundāverās	rotundāverat	rotundāverāmus	rotundāverātis	rotundāverant
	future perfect	rotundāverō	rotundāveris	rotundāverit	rotundāverimus	rotundāveritis	rotundāverint
passive	present	rotundor	rotundāris, rotundāre	rotundātur	rotundāmur	rotundāminī	rotundantur
	imperfect	rotundābar	rotundābāris, rotundābāre	rotundābātur	rotundābāmur	rotundābāminī	rotundābantur
	future	rotundābor	rotundāberis, rotundābere	rotundābitur	rotundābimur	rotundābiminī	rotundābuntur
	perfect	rotundātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rotundātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rotundātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	rotundem	rotundēs	rotundet	rotundēmus	rotundētis	rotundent
	imperfect	rotundārem	rotundārēs	rotundāret	rotundārēmus	rotundārētis	rotundārent
	perfect	rotundāverim	rotundāverīs	rotundāverit	rotundāverīmus	rotundāverītis	rotundāverint
	pluperfect	rotundāvissem	rotundāvissēs	rotundāvisset	rotundāvissēmus	rotundāvissētis	rotundāvissent
passive	present	rotunder	rotundēris, rotundēre	rotundētur	rotundēmur	rotundēminī	rotundentur
	imperfect	rotundārer	rotundārēris, rotundārēre	rotundārētur	rotundārēmur	rotundārēminī	rotundārentur
	perfect	rotundātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rotundātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	rotundā	—	—	rotundāte	—
	future	—	rotundātō	rotundātō	—	rotundātōte	rotundantō
passive	present	—	rotundāre	—	—	rotundāminī	—
	future	—	rotundātor	rotundātor	—	—	rotundantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		rotundāre	rotundāvisse	rotundātūrum esse	rotundārī	rotundātum esse	rotundātum īrī
participles		rotundāns	—	rotundātūrus	—	rotundātus	rotundandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		rotundandī	rotundandō	rotundandum	rotundandō	rotundātum	rotundātū

Adjective

rotundō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rotundus

References

• “rotundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “rotundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• rotundo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotundus (“round”). Compare redondo, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtũ.du/

• Hyphenation: ro‧tun‧do

Adjective

rotundo (feminine rotunda, masculine plural rotundos, feminine plural rotundas)

1. rotund (roughly spherical in shape)

Derived terms

• rotundamente

Related terms

• rotundidade

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotundus (“round”). Compare redondo, an inherited doublet. Cognate with English round and rotund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈtundo/ [roˈt̪ũn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: ro‧tun‧do

Adjective

rotundo (feminine rotunda, masculine plural rotundos, feminine plural rotundas)

1. rotund

   Synonym: redondo

2. complete, precise

   Synonyms: completo, preciso

3. emphatic, ringing, resounding

   Synonyms: lleno, sonoro, tajante, concluyente

   Yo creo que la respuesta es un sí rotundo.

   I believe the answer is a resounding yes.

   Eso no es exactamente un rotundo respaldo.

   That's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

4. resounding (success)

Derived terms

• rotundamente
• rotundez

 

Related terms

• rotundidad

 

Further reading

• “rotundo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014