rotundo

English

Noun

rotundo

1. Alternative form of rotunda.

See also

• ore rotundo

Anagrams

• orotund, round to

Latin

Etymology

From rotundus (“circular, round”) + -ō (suffix forming first-conjugation verbs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [rɔˈtʊn.doː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [roˈtun.do]

Verb

rotundō (present infinitive rotundāre, perfect active rotundāvī, supine rotundātum); first conjugation

1. to round off (make round)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of rotundō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	rotundō		rotundās		rotundat		rotundāmus		rotundātis		rotundant
	imperfect	rotundābam		rotundābās		rotundābat		rotundābāmus		rotundābātis		rotundābant
	future	rotundābō		rotundābis		rotundābit		rotundābimus		rotundābitis		rotundābunt
	perfect	rotundāvī		rotundāvistī		rotundāvit		rotundāvimus		rotundāvistis		rotundāvērunt, rotundāvēre
	pluperfect	rotundāveram		rotundāverās		rotundāverat		rotundāverāmus		rotundāverātis		rotundāverant
	future perfect	rotundāverō		rotundāveris		rotundāverit		rotundāverimus		rotundāveritis		rotundāverint
passive	present	rotundor		rotundāris, rotundāre		rotundātur		rotundāmur		rotundāminī		rotundantur
	imperfect	rotundābar		rotundābāris, rotundābāre		rotundābātur		rotundābāmur		rotundābāminī		rotundābantur
	future	rotundābor		rotundāberis, rotundābere		rotundābitur		rotundābimur		rotundābiminī		rotundābuntur
	perfect	rotundātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	rotundātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	rotundātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	rotundem		rotundēs		rotundet		rotundēmus		rotundētis		rotundent
	imperfect	rotundārem		rotundārēs		rotundāret		rotundārēmus		rotundārētis		rotundārent
	perfect	rotundāverim		rotundāverīs		rotundāverit		rotundāverīmus		rotundāverītis		rotundāverint
	pluperfect	rotundāvissem		rotundāvissēs		rotundāvisset		rotundāvissēmus		rotundāvissētis		rotundāvissent
passive	present	rotunder		rotundēris, rotundēre		rotundētur		rotundēmur		rotundēminī		rotundentur
	imperfect	rotundārer		rotundārēris, rotundārēre		rotundārētur		rotundārēmur		rotundārēminī		rotundārentur
	perfect	rotundātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	rotundātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		rotundā		—		—		rotundāte		—
	future	—		rotundātō		rotundātō		—		rotundātōte		rotundantō
passive	present	—		rotundāre		—		—		rotundāminī		—
	future	—		rotundātor		rotundātor		—		—		rotundantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		rotundāre			rotundārī			rotundāns			—
future		rotundātūrum esse			rotundātum īrī			rotundātūrus			rotundandus
perfect		rotundāvisse			rotundātum esse			—			rotundātus
future perfect		—			rotundātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		rotundātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		rotundandī		rotundandō		rotundandum		rotundandō		rotundātum		rotundātū

Adjective

rotundō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rotundus

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔˈtun.dɔ/
• Rhymes: -undɔ
• Syllabification: ro‧tun‧do

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rotundo f

1. vocative singular of rotunda (“rotunda”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rotundo f

1. vocative singular of rotunda (“rotunda typeface”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotundus (“round”). Compare redondo, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.du/ [hoˈtũ.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.du/ [hoˈtũ.du]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈtũ.du/ [χoˈtũ.du]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈtũ.du/

• Hyphenation: ro‧tun‧do

Adjective

rotundo (feminine rotunda, masculine plural rotundos, feminine plural rotundas)

1. rotund (roughly spherical in shape)

Derived terms

• rotundamente

Related terms

• rotundidade

Further reading

• “rotundo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rotundo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rotundus (“round”). Compare redondo, an inherited doublet. Cognate with English round and rotund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈtundo/ [roˈt̪ũn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -undo
• Syllabification: ro‧tun‧do

Adjective

rotundo (feminine rotunda, masculine plural rotundos, feminine plural rotundas)

1. rotund

   Synonym: redondo

2. complete, precise

   Synonyms: completo, preciso

3. emphatic, ringing, resounding

   Synonyms: lleno, sonoro, tajante, concluyente

   Yo creo que la respuesta es un sí rotundo.

   I believe the answer is a resounding yes.

   Eso no es exactamente un rotundo respaldo.

   That's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

4. resounding (success)

Derived terms

• rotundamente
• rotundez

Related terms

• rotundidad

Further reading

• “rotundo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026