Runde

Runde

See also: runde, rundę, and rúnde

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁʊndə]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

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

  1. round (of drinks)
    Ich hab' schonmal die nächste Runde bestellt.
    I've already ordered the next round.
  2. circle, group (constellation of friends or colleagues engaging in a shared activity)
    in kleiner Rundeas a small group; with only few participants present
  3. round (circular or repetitious route)
  4. (sports) lap (one circuit around a race track)
    Wir sind heute zehn Runden gelaufen.
    We ran ten laps today.
  5. round (in boxing, in a card game, etc.)
    Sie sind in die zweite Runde aufgestiegen.
    They advanced to the second round.

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Runde” in Duden online
  • Runde”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)