rond

See also: rönd

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɒnd/

Noun

rond (plural ronds)

1. (Norfolk) A bank of a river or a canal.

Derived terms

• rond-anchor

 

See also

• rond de jambe, rond-de-cuir

Anagrams

• Nord, dorn

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch rond, from Middle Dutch ront, from Old French reont, from Latin rotundus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔnt/

• Audio:

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Adjective

rond (attributive ronde, comparative ronder, superlative rondste)

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ront, from Old French reont, from Latin rotundus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: rond
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

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	—

Derived terms

• rondborstig
• ronding

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rond
• Berbice Creole Dutch: rondo
• Javindo: ron
• Negerhollands: rond, ront, ron, run
• → Papiamentu: rònt, rond

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

• het klokje rond
• 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

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: lontu
  • → Kari'na: rontuma

Noun

rond n (plural ronden, diminutive rondje n)

1. sphericity
2. circularity, roundness
3. sphere
4. circle
5. round – of a race or of a tournament

Derived terms

• halfrond
• hemelrond

 

Related terms

• ronde

 

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reont, from Late Latin retundus, dissimilated variant of Latin rotundus. Doublet of rotonde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ̃/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophones: romps, rompt, 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

• ballon rond
• faire le dos rond
• rond comme une queue de pelle
• rondeau
• rondelle
• table ronde

Noun

rond m (plural ronds)

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

   ne pas avoir un rond ― have no money

Derived terms

• avoir son rond de serviette
• en baver des ronds de chapeau
• faire des ronds de jambe
• ne pas avoir un rond
• rond central
• rond de serviette
• rond de sorcière
• tourner en rond

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• nord, Nord

Norman

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Adjective

rond m

1. (Jersey) round

Derived terms

• rondement

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rond or German Ronde.

Adjective

rond m or n (feminine singular rondă, masculine plural ronzi, feminine and neuter plural ronde)

1. round

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	rond		rondă		ronzi	ronde
	definite	rondul		ronda		ronzii	rondele
genitive- dative	indefinite	rond		ronde		ronzi	ronde
	definite	rondului		rondei		ronzilor	rondelor

Noun

rond n (plural ronduri)

1. round

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	rond	rondul		ronduri	rondurile
genitive-dative	rond	rondului		ronduri	rondurilor
vocative	rondule			rondurilor

Swedish

Noun

rond c

1. a bout (in boxing), a round (e.g. at a chess tournament)
2. a round, a beat (e.g. at a hospital or by guards, also of the people making the rounds)

Declension

Declension of rond

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rond	ronds
	definite	ronden	rondens
plural	indefinite	ronder	ronders
	definite	ronderna	rondernas

References

• rond in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rond in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rond in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Walloon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀɔ̃/

Adjective

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

1. round