Runde

See also: runde, rundę, and rúnde

German

Etymology

From rund +‎ -e. Certain senses influenced by French ronde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁʊndə]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Audio:

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Noun

Runde f (genitive Runde, plural Runden, diminutive Ründchen n)

1. a round (of drinks)
2. a circle, group (constellation of friends or colleagues engaging in a shared activity)

   in kleiner Runde ― as a small group; with only few participants present

3. a round (circular or repetitious route)
4. a lap (one circuit around a race track)
5. a round (in boxing, in a card game, etc.)

   Sie sind in die zweite Runde aufgestiegen.

   They advanced to the second round.

Declension

Declension of Runde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Runde	die	Runden
genitive	einer	der	Runde	der	Runden
dative	einer	der	Runde	den	Runden
accusative	eine	die	Runde	die	Runden

Derived terms

• Lokalrunde
• über die Runden kommen

Further reading

• “Runde” in Duden online
• “Runde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache