rond

See also: rönd

Afrikaans

Adjective

rond (attributive ronde, comparative ronder, superlative rondste)

1. round (circular, cylindrical or spherical)
2. plump

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔnt
• IPA^(key): /rɔnt/

Adjective

rond (comparative ronder, superlative rondst)

1. round, circular
2. finished, completed

Inflection

Declension of rond
uninflected	rond
inflected	ronde
comparative	ronder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		rond	ronder	het rondst het rondste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	ronde	rondere	rondste
	n. sing.	rond	ronder	rondste
	plural	ronde	rondere	rondste
definite		ronde	rondere	rondste
partitive		ronds	ronders	—

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: rònt

Adverb

rond

1. around, about
2. (postpositional) around (implying motion)

   De tuinier liep nog even de tuin rond. — The gardener walked around the garden just for a moment longer.

Derived terms

• rondkijken
• rondkomen
• rondlopen
• rondzweven

Preposition

rond

1. around
2. concerning, related to

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of rond

preposition	rond
postpositional adv.	rond
+ het (it)	errond
+ dit (this)	hierrond
+ dat (that)	daarrond
+ wat (what)	waarrond
+ iets (something)	ergens rond
+ niets (nothing)	nergens rond
+ alles (everything)	overal rond

Noun

rond n (plural ronden, diminutive rondje n)

1. round – of a race or of a tournament

Derived terms

• halfrond

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French

Etymology

From Old French reont, from Vulgar Latin *retundus, dissimilated variant of Latin rotundus. Doublet of rotonde. Compare Spanish redondo, Occitan redond, Catalan redó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ̃/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: ronds

Adjective

rond (feminine ronde, masculine plural ronds, feminine plural rondes)

1. round (shape)
2. (France, colloquial) drunk
   • 1980, “Jojo le Projo”, in Assez!, performed by Claude Nougaro:

     Derrière ton rond de lumière / T’es complètement rond, Jojo !

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• rond comme une queue de pelle
• rondeau
• rondelle

Noun

rond m (plural ronds)

1. circle
2. (informal) coin; (piece of) change, money

   ne pas avoir un rond ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “rond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• nord, Nord

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French reont, from Vulgar Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Adjective

rond m

1. (Jersey) round

Derived terms

• rondement

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Walloon

Etymology

From Old French reont, from Vulgar Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.

Adjective

rond m (feminine singular ronde, masculine plural ronds, feminine plural rondes, feminine plural (before noun) rondès)

1. round