retundo

retundo

Latin

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    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-

    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