retundo

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Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ tundo (to strike, beat).

Pronunciation

Verb

retundō (present infinitive retundere, perfect active rettudī or retudī, supine retūsum or retūnsum); third conjugation

  1. to beat back, drive back
  2. to restrain, check
  3. to hammer back (something sharp), blunt or dull
  4. to deaden, weaken, frustrate

Conjugation

  • Note: Perfect forms may also be of the form retud-
  • Note: Supine forms and participles may also be of the form retūs-
   Conjugation of retundō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retundō retundis retundit retundimus retunditis retundunt
imperfect retundēbam retundēbās retundēbat retundēbāmus retundēbātis retundēbant
future retundam retundēs retundet retundēmus retundētis retundent
perfect rettudī,
retudī
rettudistī,
retudistī
rettudit,
retudit
rettudimus,
retudimus
rettudistis,
retudistis
rettudērunt,
rettudēre,
retudērunt,
retudēre
pluperfect rettuderam,
retuderam
rettuderās,
retuderās
rettuderat,
retuderat
rettuderāmus,
retuderāmus
rettuderātis,
retuderātis
rettuderant,
retuderant
future perfect rettuderō,
retuderō
rettuderis,
retuderis
rettuderit,
retuderit
rettuderimus,
retuderimus
rettuderitis,
retuderitis
rettuderint,
retuderint
passive present retundor retunderis,
retundere
retunditur retundimur retundiminī retunduntur
imperfect retundēbar retundēbāris,
retundēbāre
retundēbātur retundēbāmur retundēbāminī retundēbantur
future retundar retundēris,
retundēre
retundētur retundēmur retundēminī retundentur
perfect retūsus or retūnsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retūsus or retūnsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retūsus or retūnsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retundam retundās retundat retundāmus retundātis retundant
imperfect retunderem retunderēs retunderet retunderēmus retunderētis retunderent
perfect rettuderim,
retuderim
rettuderīs,
retuderīs
rettuderit,
retuderit
rettuderīmus,
retuderīmus
rettuderītis,
retuderītis
rettuderint,
retuderint
pluperfect rettudissem,
retudissem
rettudissēs,
retudissēs
rettudisset,
retudisset
rettudissēmus,
retudissēmus
rettudissētis,
retudissētis
rettudissent,
retudissent
passive present retundar retundāris,
retundāre
retundātur retundāmur retundāminī retundantur
imperfect retunderer retunderēris,
retunderēre
retunderētur retunderēmur retunderēminī retunderentur
perfect retūsus or retūnsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retūsus or retūnsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retunde retundite
future retunditō retunditō retunditōte retunduntō
passive present retundere retundiminī
future retunditor retunditor retunduntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives retundere rettudisse,
retudisse
retūsūrum esse,
retūnsūrum esse
retundī retūsum esse,
retūnsum esse
retūsum īrī,
retūnsum īrī
participles retundēns retūsūrus,
retūnsūrus
retūsus,
retūnsus
retundendus,
retundundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retundendī retundendō retundendum retundendō retūsum,
retūnsum
retūsū,
retūnsū

References

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

Spanish

Verb

retundo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retundir