Rotunda
See also: rotunda
English
Proper noun
Rotunda
- The United States Capitol rotunda.
- 2019 October 19, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Cummings to Lie in State in the Capitol”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- No African-Americans have lain in state in the Rotunda, and only two have lain there in honor: Mrs. Parks in 2005 and Officer Jacob Joseph Chestnut, a Capitol Police officer killed in the line of duty, in 1998.
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotunda, from rotundus. Doublet of Rotunde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁoˈtʊnda/
Noun
Rotunda f (genitive Rotunda, no plural)
- (typography) rotunda (Gothic typeface used in early printed books)
Synonyms
- Halbgotisch
- Rundgotisch
Proper noun
Rotunda f (proper noun, genitive Rotunda)
- The United States Capitol rotunda.
Declension
Declension of Rotunda [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Rotunda |
| genitive | einer | der | Rotunda |
| dative | einer | der | Rotunda |
| accusative | eine | die | Rotunda |
Further reading
- “Rotunda” in Duden online
- “Rotunda” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rotunda” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Romanian
Etymology
From rotunda, definite feminine form of rotund.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Rotunda f
- A village in Corbeni, Argeș, Romania
- A village in Buza, Cluj, Romania
- A village in Doljești, Neamț, Romania
- A commune of Olt, Romania
- A village in Rotunda, Olt, Romania
- A village in Liteni, Suceava, Romania