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.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | retundus | retunda | retundum | retundī | retundae | retunda | |
| genitive | retundī | retundae | retundī | retundōrum | retundārum | retundōrum | |
| dative | retundō | retundae | 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.