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orbita
orbita
Catalan
Verb
orbita
- third-person singular present indicative form of orbitar
- second-person singular imperative form of orbitar
Esperanto
Adjective
orbita (accusative singular orbitan, plural orbitaj, accusative plural orbitajn)
Galician
Verb
orbita
Italian
Noun
orbita f (plural orbite)
- (astronomy, mathematics) orbit
- (anatomy) eye socket, orbit
Synonyms
- (eye socket) cavità orbitale, cavità orbitaria
Related terms
Verb
orbita
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From orbis (“rind, circle, orbit”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈor.bi.ta/, [ˈɔr.bɪ.ta]
Noun
orbita f (genitive orbitae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | orbita | orbitae |
genitive | orbitae | orbitārum |
dative | orbitae | orbitīs |
accusative | orbitam | orbitās |
ablative | orbitā | orbitīs |
vocative | orbita | orbitae |
Derived terms
- exorbitō
Related terms
- orbis
- orbitōsus
Descendants
- Franco-Provençal: orbita
- French: orbite (borrowed), ornière (through Vulgar Latin *orbitaria, Old French ordiere influenced by orne)
- Italian: orbita
- Russian: орбита (orbita)
References
- orbĭta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- orbita in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ORBITA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “orbita”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.