LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

retundus

retundus (feminine retunda, neuter retundum)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinadjectiveround

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeretundusretundaretundum
genitiveretundīretundaeretundī
dativeretundōretundaeretundō
accusativeretundumretundamretundum
ablativeretundōretundāretundō
vocativeretunderetundaretundum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeretundīretundaeretunda
genitiveretundōrumretundārumretundōrum
dativeretundīsretundīsretundīs
accusativeretundōsretundāsretunda
ablativeretundīsretundīsretundīs
vocativeretundīretundaeretunda

Origins

Variant of Classical rotundus, attested from the seventh century CE. May have developed via dissimilation and/or influence from the prefix 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.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanredófrom Old Catalan redon
  • Catalanrodófrom Old Catalan redon
  • Occitanredond
  • Gasconarredondfrom Occitan redond
  • Gasconardonfrom Occitan redond
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianretundu
  • Sardinianredundu
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchrondfrom Old French reont
  • Germanrundfrom Old French reont
  • Franco-Provençalriond
  • Normanrondfrom Old French reont
  • Walloonrondfrom Old French reont
  • Dutchrondfrom Old French reont
  • Middle Englishroundfrom Old French reont
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseredondo
  • Spanishredondo
  • Aragoneseredondo
  • Aragoneseredono
  • Aragoneseredón
  • Aragoneseretuno
  • Asturianredondu
  • Galicianredondo
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianrătund
Italo-Romance
  • Italianritondo
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshraduond
  • Romanshraund
  • Romanshradond
  • Romanshradund
Gallo-Italic
  • Ligurianrióndo
  • Ligurianróndo
  • Lombardredond
  • Lombardradond
  • Piedmonteseriond
  • Piedmonteseariond

Quick answers

What does retundus mean in Latin?
retundus, a adjective, means “round”.