rund

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, roont, from Latin rotundus, related to rota.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rund

  1. round, circular
  2. plump, chubby, rotund
  3. smooth (of a beverage: having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent)

Inflection

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.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch runt, from Old Dutch *rund, from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

rund n (plural runderen, diminutive rundje n)

  1. any bovine animal
  2. idiot, stupid person
    Je bent een rund als je met vuurwerk stunt.
    You're an idiot if you mess around with fireworks.

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Faroese

Adjective

rund f

  1. inflection of rundur:
    1. nominative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative neuter plural

German

Etymology

From Middle High German runt, from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus (round) from rota (wheel, disk).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rund (strong nominative masculine singular runder, comparative runder, superlative am rundesten)

  1. round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
    1. circular
    2. spherical, globular
    Synonym: (obsolete) sinwel
  2. (euphemistic) corpulent, thick
  3. (engine operation) regular

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Adverb

rund

  1. around
  2. roughly, approximately, about
    Synonyms: zirka, ungefähr, etwa
    Antonyms: genau, exakt
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 29/2010, page 49:
      Rund eine Million beschriebene Insektenarten leben auf der Erde, […]
      Approximately one million documented insect species live on Earth,

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Further reading

  • rund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • rund” in OpenThesaurus.de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German runt, from Old French reont.

Adjective

rund (comparative runder, superlative rundest)

  1. round
    Sie sitze aan em runde Disch.
    They are sitting at a round table.

Declension

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundere, indefinite superlative rundest, definite superlative rundeste)

  1. round

Derived terms

Verb

rund

  1. imperative of runde

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, runt, reont, from Old French rotundus. Akin to English round.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rʊnː/, /rʉnː/, /rʊnd/, /rʉnd/

Adjective

rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundare, indefinite superlative rundast, definite superlative rundaste)

  1. round

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /runt/
  • Rhymes: -unt
  • Syllabification: rund

Noun

rund f

  1. genitive plural of runda

Romanian

Noun

rund n (plural runde)

  1. Alternative form of rundă

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French reont, similar to Danish rund.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rund (comparative rundare, superlative rundast)

  1. round (shaped like a circle or sphere)
  2. fat
  3. rounded, approximate

Declension

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

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