rund
See also: Rund
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, roont, from Latin rotundus, related to rota.
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 | |
| Indefinte common singular | rund | — | —2 |
| Indefinite 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”, adverb)
Further reading edit
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
- inflection of rundur:
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German runt, from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus (“round”) from rota (“wheel, disk”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rund (strong nominative masculine singular runder, comparative runder, superlative am rundesten)
- round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
- Synonym: (obsolete) sinwel
- (euphemistic) 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
Positive forms of rund
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| 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 | |
Comparative forms of rund
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| 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 | |
Superlative forms of rund
Synonyms edit
- (circular): kreisförmig
- (spherical): kugelförmig, ballförmig
- (thick): korpulent, dick
- (regular): gleichmäßig, ordentlich
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- abrunden
- aufrunden
- der Ball ist rund und muss in das Eckige
- kreisrund
- kugelrund
- Rund
- Rundbank
- Rundbau
- Rundbeet
- Rundblick
- Rundbogen
- Rundbrief
- Runde
- runde Tisch
- runder Geburtstag
- Runderneuerung
- rundes r
- Rundfahrt
- Rundflug
- Rundfrage
- Rundfunk
- Rundgang
- Rundgesang
- rundheraus
- rundherum
- Rundholz
- Rundhorizont
- Rundkurs
- Rundlauf
- rundlich
- Rundreise
- Rundruf
- Rundschau
- Rundschlag
- Rundschreiben
- Rundschrift
- Rundsicht
- Rundspruch
- Rundstrecke
- Rundstück
- rundum
- Rundumschlag
- Rundung
- Rundwanderweg
- rundweg
- Rundweg
- überrunden
- umrunden
Adverb edit
rund
- around
- roughly, approximately, about
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 29/2010, page 49:
- Rund eine Million beschriebene Insektenarten leben auf der Erde, […]
- Approximately one million documented insect species live on Earth, […]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German runt, from Old French reont.
Adjective edit
rund (comparative runder, superlative rundest)
- round
- Sie sitze aan em runde Disch.
- They are sitting at a round table.
Declension edit
| Declension of rund (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| Weak inflection | nominative | rund | rund | rund | runde |
| accusative | runde | rund | rund | runde | |
| dative | runde | runde | runde | runde | |
| Strong inflection | nominative | runder | runde | rundes | runde |
| accusative | runde | runde | rundes | runde | |
| dative | rundem | runder | rundem | runde | |
Further reading 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)
Declension edit
Declension of rund
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “rund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rund f
Romanian edit
Noun edit
rund n (plural runde)
- Alternative form of rundă
Declension edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German runt, from Old French reont, similar to Danish rund.
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 |
| Masculine plural3 | runde | 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. 3) Dated or archaic | |||