retundo

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ tundo (“to strike, beat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈtun.doː/, [rɛˈt̪ʊn̪d̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈtun.do/, [reˈt̪un̪d̪o]

Verb

retundō (present infinitive retundere, perfect active rettudī or retudī, supine retūsum or retūnsum); third conjugation

1. to beat back, drive back
2. to restrain, check
3. to hammer back (something sharp), blunt or dull
4. to deaden, weaken, frustrate

Conjugation

• Note: Perfect forms may also be of the form retud-
• Note: Supine forms and participles may also be of the form retūs-

Conjugation of retundō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retundō	retundis	retundit	retundimus	retunditis	retundunt
	imperfect	retundēbam	retundēbās	retundēbat	retundēbāmus	retundēbātis	retundēbant
	future	retundam	retundēs	retundet	retundēmus	retundētis	retundent
	perfect	rettudī, retudī	rettudistī, retudistī	rettudit, retudit	rettudimus, retudimus	rettudistis, retudistis	rettudērunt, rettudēre, retudērunt, retudēre
	pluperfect	rettuderam, retuderam	rettuderās, retuderās	rettuderat, retuderat	rettuderāmus, retuderāmus	rettuderātis, retuderātis	rettuderant, retuderant
	future perfect	rettuderō, retuderō	rettuderis, retuderis	rettuderit, retuderit	rettuderimus, retuderimus	rettuderitis, retuderitis	rettuderint, retuderint
passive	present	retundor	retunderis, retundere	retunditur	retundimur	retundiminī	retunduntur
	imperfect	retundēbar	retundēbāris, retundēbāre	retundēbātur	retundēbāmur	retundēbāminī	retundēbantur
	future	retundar	retundēris, retundēre	retundētur	retundēmur	retundēminī	retundentur
	perfect	retūsus or retūnsus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	retūsus or retūnsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	retūsus or retūnsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retundam	retundās	retundat	retundāmus	retundātis	retundant
	imperfect	retunderem	retunderēs	retunderet	retunderēmus	retunderētis	retunderent
	perfect	rettuderim, retuderim	rettuderīs, retuderīs	rettuderit, retuderit	rettuderīmus, retuderīmus	rettuderītis, retuderītis	rettuderint, retuderint
	pluperfect	rettudissem, retudissem	rettudissēs, retudissēs	rettudisset, retudisset	rettudissēmus, retudissēmus	rettudissētis, retudissētis	rettudissent, retudissent
passive	present	retundar	retundāris, retundāre	retundātur	retundāmur	retundāminī	retundantur
	imperfect	retunderer	retunderēris, retunderēre	retunderētur	retunderēmur	retunderēminī	retunderentur
	perfect	retūsus or retūnsus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	retūsus or retūnsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	retunde	—	—	retundite	—
	future	—	retunditō	retunditō	—	retunditōte	retunduntō
passive	present	—	retundere	—	—	retundiminī	—
	future	—	retunditor	retunditor	—	—	retunduntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		retundere	rettudisse, retudisse	retūsūrum esse, retūnsūrum esse	retundī	retūsum esse, retūnsum esse	retūsum īrī, retūnsum īrī
participles		retundēns	—	retūsūrus, retūnsūrus	—	retūsus, retūnsus	retundendus, retundundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		retundendī	retundendō	retundendum	retundendō	retūsum, retūnsum	retūsū, retūnsū

Related terms

• retūsus (“blunt, retuse”)

References

• “retundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “retundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retundo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

retundo

1. first-person singular present indicative of retundir