# rund
## Danish
### Etymology

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, roont, from Latin rotundus, related to rota.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʁɔnˀ]

### Adjective

rund
* round, circular
* plump, chubby, rotund
* smooth (of a beverage: having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent)

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Derived terms

* rundhed ("roundness", "rotundity")
* rundsav

#### Related terms

* er du rigtig rund? ("are you out of your mind?")
* rundt (“around”, adverb)

### Further reading

* “rund” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “rund” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch runt, from Old Dutch *rund, from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

rund n (plural runderen, diminutive rundje n)
* any bovine animal
* idiot, stupid person
    Synonyms: dombo, domkop, dommerik, domoor, dwaas, ezel, ezelsveulen, idioot, kalf, kalverkop, kneus, leeghoofd, oelewapper, oen, steenezel, sufferd, sufkop, sukkel, stommeling, uil, uilskuiken
    Je bent een rund als je met vuurwerk stunt.You're an idiot if you mess around with fireworks.

#### Derived terms

* bloeden als een rund
* rundvlees

## Faroese
### Adjective

rund f
* inflection of rundur:
** nominative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative neuter plural

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German runt, from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus (“round”) from rota (“wheel, disk”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rʊnt/
* Rhymes: -ʊnt
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

rund (strong nominative masculine singular runder, comparative runder, superlative am rundesten)
* round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
** circular
** spherical, globular
    Synonym: (obsolete) sinwel
* (euphemistic) corpulent, thick
* (engine operation) regular

#### Usage notes

* runde Kante - rounded edge
* runder Tisch - round table
* runde Summe / runder Betrag - round sum
* runde Zahl - round tol
* runde Klammer - parenthesis
* runder Vokal - round vowel
* die Erde ist rund (und nicht flach) - the Earth is spherical (and not flat)
* eine runde Figur haben - to be corpulent build
* der Motor läuft rund - the motor runs regular

#### Synonyms

* (circular): kreisförmig
* (spherical): kugelförmig, ballförmig
* (thick): korpulent, dick
* (regular): gleichmäßig, ordentlich

#### Antonyms

* eckig
* flach, würfelförmig
* schlank, dünn
* unrund

#### Derived terms

* abrunden
* aufrunden
* der Ball ist rund und muss in das Eckige
* kreisrund
* kugelrund
* Rund
* Rundbank
* Rundbau
* Rundbeet
* Rundblick
* Rundbogen
* Rundbrief
* Runde
* runde Tisch
* runder Geburtstag
* Runderneuerung
* rundes r
* Rundfahrt
* Rundflug
* Rundfrage
* Rundfunk
* Rundgang
* Rundgesang
* rundheraus
* rundherum
* Rundholz
* Rundhorizont
* Rundkurs
* Rundlauf
* rundlich
* Rundreise
* Rundruf
* Rundschau
* Rundschlag
* Rundschreiben
* Rundschrift
* Rundsicht
* Rundspruch
* Rundstrecke
* Rundstück
* rundum
* Rundumschlag
* Rundung
* Rundwanderweg
* rundweg
* Rundweg
* überrunden
* umrunden

### Adverb

rund
* around
* roughly, approximately, about
    Synonyms: zirka, ungefähr, etwa
    Antonyms: genau, exakt
** 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 29/2010, page 49:Rund eine Million beschriebene Insektenarten leben auf der Erde, […]Approximately one million documented insect species live on Earth, […]

#### Derived terms

* rund um die Uhr
* rund um die Erde

### Further reading

* “rund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “rund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “rund” in OpenThesaurus.de

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Middle High German runt, from Old French reont.

### Adjective

rund (comparative runder, superlative rundest)
* round
    Sie sitze aan em runde Disch.They are sitting at a round table.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Adjective

rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundere, indefinite superlative rundest, definite superlative rundeste)
* round

#### Derived terms

* rundkjøring
* rundorm
* rundskriv
* rundstykke
* rundtur
* sirkelrund

### Verb

rund
* imperative of runde

### References

* “rund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French ront, runt, reont, from Old French rotundus. Akin to English round.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rʊnː/, /rʉnː/, /rʊnd/, /rʉnd/

### Adjective

rund (neuter singular rundt, definite singular and plural runde, comparative rundare, indefinite superlative rundast, definite superlative rundaste)
* round

#### Derived terms

* rundkøyring
* rundorm
* rundskriv
* rundstykke
* rundtur
* sirkelrund

### References

* “rund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrunt/
* Rhymes: -unt
* Syllabification: rund

### Noun

rund f
* genitive plural of runda

## Romanian
### Noun

rund n (plural runde)
* Alternative form of rundă

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

From Middle Low German runt, from Old French reont, similar to Danish rund.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

rund (comparative rundare, superlative rundast)
* round
    en rund bolla round ball
    en rund cirkela round circle
    en rund cylindera round cylinder
    ett runt ansiktea round face
    runda kinderround cheeks
* round (plump)
    en rund liten gummaa round little old lady
* round (of a number)
    i runda talin round numbers

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Related terms

* allround
* rondör
* rund under fötterna
* runda
* rundhänt
* rundskrivelse
* runt

#### See also

* cirkulär
* elliptisk
* kantig
* oval
* sfärisk

### Noun

rund c
* (somewhat solemn) a round ((part of a) rounded surface)
    allt uppå jordens rundeverything upon the face [round] of the Earth ["jordens rund" is common]

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | rund | runds |
| singular | definite | runden | rundens |
| plural | indefinite | runder | runders |
| plural | definite | runderna | rundernas |

### References

* rund in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* rund in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* rund in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)