r rotunda
/ˌɑɹ.ɹoʊˈtʌn.də/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] completely informed about the decisions made and the reasons to make them, e.g. r rotunda does not figure in the transcription as the use of straight r and r rotunda is governed by the preceding character and thus completely predictable."
- "And certain geminated consonants are represented by capitals : ɢ, ɴ, ʀ, ꜱ. Does a form like haʀ mean a long r, or is it a scribal habit on the level of the usage of r rotunda, not straight r, after round letters? The occurrence of forms with -rr […]"
- "The distinction between r rotunda and straight r has not been kept in the transcription, as the usage of r rotunda is predictable from the preceding character: r rotunda is used after round letters."
Etymology
From or representing Latin r rotunda (literally “round ‘r’”). The adjective rotunda is the feminine form of rotundus, inflected to agree with littera (“letter”), elliptically omitted (compare e caudata). The phrase is little attested in Latin, and might have been formed in English, or been borrowed from another language which formed it from those Latin roots.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑɹ.ɹoʊˈtʌn.də/
- British English: /ˌɑː.ɹəʊˈtʌn.də/
Inflected Forms
rs rotunda (plural)
rs rotundae (plural)