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Runde

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See also: runde, rundę, and rúnde

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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 Runde ― as 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.

Declension

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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

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Further reading

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