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
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APOCOLOCYNTOSIS
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger)
"...ἔχει τι οὔτε ἄλλοις παρέχει; Stoicus? Quomodo potest 'rotundus' esse, ut ait Varro, 'sine capite, sine praeputio..." - Q
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..."