rotundus, rotunda -um, rotundior -or -us, rotundissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
round, circular; wheel-like; spherical, globular; smooth, finished; facile;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotundus | rotundi |
| Gen. | rotundi | rotundorum |
| Dat. | rotundo | — |
| Acc. | rotundum | rotundos |
| Voc. | rotunde | rotundi |
| Abl. | rotundo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotunda | rotundae |
| Gen. | rotundae | rotundarum |
| Dat. | rotundae | — |
| Acc. | rotundam | rotundas |
| Voc. | rotunda | rotundae |
| Abl. | rotunda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotundum | rotunda |
| Gen. | rotundi | rotundorum |
| Dat. | rotundo | — |
| Acc. | rotundum | rotunda |
| Voc. | rotundum | rotunda |
| Abl. | rotundo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotundius | rotundiora |
| Gen. | rotundioris | — |
| Acc. | rotundius | rotundiora |
| Voc. | rotundius | rotundiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotundissimus | rotundissimi |
| Gen. | rotundissimi | rotundissimorum |
| Dat. | rotundissimo | — |
| Acc. | rotundissimum | rotundissimos |
| Voc. | rotundissime | rotundissimi |
| Abl. | rotundissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotundissima | rotundissimae |
| Gen. | rotundissimae | rotundissimarum |
| Dat. | rotundissimae | — |
| Acc. | rotundissimam | rotundissimas |
| Voc. | rotundissima | rotundissimae |
| Abl. | rotundissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | rotundissimum | rotundissima |
| Gen. | rotundissimi | rotundissimorum |
| Dat. | rotundissimo | — |
| Acc. | rotundissimum | rotundissima |
| Voc. | rotundissimum | rotundissima |
| Abl. | rotundissimo | — |
Examples
APOCOLOCYNTOSIS
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger)
"...ἔχει τι οὔτε ἄλλοις παρέχει; Stoicus? Quomodo potest 'rotundus' esse, ut ait Varro, 'sine capite, sine praeputio..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...fortis, et in se ipso totus, teres atque rotundus, externi nequid valeat per leve morari, in quem manca..."