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rotund¹

  • /roˈtund/

Rhymes with -und

Where it comes from

Per most sources, borrowed from Latin rotundus, but alternatively may represent a crossing of older Romanian rătund (inherited from the Late Latin variant retundus) with words like roată (“wheel”).

adjective rotundă · rotunzi · rotunde · rotund

  1. masculine, neuter round
  2. masculine, neuter, of numbers round
  3. figuratively, masculine, neuter round (plump)

Rotund²

Where it comes from

From rotund.

proper noun lui Rotund

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • round circular or cylindrical

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MLA

"rotund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/rotund. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rotund. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/rotund

Chicago

"rotund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/rotund.

BibTeX
@misc{rotund_2026,
  title = {rotund},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/rotund},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}