rotundo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. rotundo-ovate Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˌtʌndəʊˈəʊveɪt/, U.S.

/roʊˌtəndoʊˈoʊˌveɪt/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rotundo-.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rotundo-, combining form (in e.g. rotundo-ovatus (1720 or earlier)) of classical Latin rotundus rotund adj.; compare -o- connective. Compare rotundi- comb. form.Formations are found from the second half of the 18th cent.; earliest in rotundo-ovate (after post-classical Latin rotundo-ovatus: see above) and rotundo-tetragonal in the same source (apparently formed within English, after rotundo-ovate ).

Chiefly Biology. Now rare.

Forming adjectives, usually hyphenated, with the sense ‘rounded and ——’, as rotundo-ovate, †rotundo-tetragonal, etc. Cf. rotund adj. Compounds 1.

ΚΠ

1775 J. Jenkinson Linnæus' Generic & Specific Descr. Brit. Plants Gloss. Rotundo-ovate, oval, but rather roundish. Rotundo-tetragonal, having four angles rather roundish.

1837 J. Macfadyen Flora Jamaica I. 225 Leaves pinnate bijugate with an odd one very glabrous, leaflets petiolulated rotundo-oval very entire.

1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 57 Leafl. rotundo-ovate, abruptly cuspidate.

1897 Rep. Lab. Royal College Physicians Edinb. 4 262 The lamina is rotundo-lanceolate, or obovate, particularly in young leaves.

1921 H. A. Pilsbry Man. Conchol. XXVI. 134 Mouth rotundo-ovate, nearly as broad as long.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rotundo-
释义	rotundo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. rotundo-ovate Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˌtʌndəʊˈəʊveɪt/, U.S. /roʊˌtəndoʊˈoʊˌveɪt/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rotundo-. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rotundo-, combining form (in e.g. rotundo-ovatus (1720 or earlier)) of classical Latin rotundus rotund adj.; compare -o- connective. Compare rotundi- comb. form.Formations are found from the second half of the 18th cent.; earliest in rotundo-ovate (after post-classical Latin rotundo-ovatus: see above) and rotundo-tetragonal in the same source (apparently formed within English, after rotundo-ovate ). Chiefly Biology. Now rare. Forming adjectives, usually hyphenated, with the sense ‘rounded and ——’, as rotundo-ovate, †rotundo-tetragonal, etc. Cf. rotund adj. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1775 J. Jenkinson Linnæus' Generic & Specific Descr. Brit. Plants Gloss. Rotundo-ovate, oval, but rather roundish. Rotundo-tetragonal, having four angles rather roundish. 1837 J. Macfadyen Flora Jamaica I. 225 Leaves pinnate bijugate with an odd one very glabrous, leaflets petiolulated rotundo-oval very entire. 1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 57 Leafl. rotundo-ovate, abruptly cuspidate. 1897 Rep. Lab. Royal College Physicians Edinb. 4 262 The lamina is rotundo-lanceolate, or obovate, particularly in young leaves. 1921 H. A. Pilsbry Man. Conchol. XXVI. 134 Mouth rotundo-ovate, nearly as broad as long. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1775
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