aorta
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔːtə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔɹtə/
Noun[edit]
aorta (plural aortas or aortae)
- (anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- (figuratively) The liveliest part of something.
- 2007 January 26, Stefan Kanfer, “In Lower Manhattan, the Echo of the Yiddish Stage Endures”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Tracing their battles, I had many occasions to walk along Second Avenue, the aorta of the Lower East Side, exploring places that were once as vibrant and tumultuous as Midtown Manhattan.
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Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun[edit]
aorta f (plural aortes)
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aorta f (plural aortes)
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aorta f (plural aorta's)
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun[edit]
aorta f (plural aortas)
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch aorta, from Latin aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”).
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aorta (first-person possessive aortaku, second-person possessive aortamu, third-person possessive aortanya)
- (anatomy) aorta: the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- Hypernym: arteri
Further reading[edit]
- “aorta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
aorta (plural aortas)
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun[edit]
aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- aorta droma (“dorsal aorta”)
- aorta tairr (“ventral aorta”)
- aorta tóracsach (“thoracic aorta”)
- aortach (“aortic”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
aorta | n-aorta | haorta | t-aorta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aorta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “aorta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aorta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aorta f (plural aorte)
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”). Medieval Latin; compare the Classical borrowing of the same as averta.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
Noun[edit]
aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | aorta | aortae |
Genitive | aortae | aortārum |
Dative | aortae | aortīs |
Accusative | aortam | aortās |
Ablative | aortā | aortīs |
Vocative | aorta | aortae |
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
aorta f (4th declension)
- (anatomy) aorta (the main artery of the circulatory system, responsible for carrying the blood from the heart to the rest of the body except the lungs)
- lielais asinsriņķošanas loks sākas ar aortu ― the great blood circulation cycle begins with the aorta
- lielie asinsvadi: aorta un plaušu artērija ― the major blood vessels: the aorta and the pulmonary artery
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Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
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aorta f
- (anatomy) aorta
- Synonym: tętnica główna
- (literary) aorta (the main area of transportation in a city)
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Further reading[edit]
- aorta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- aorta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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aorta f (plural aortas)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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àōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aorta f (plural aortas)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “aorta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun[edit]
aorta c
- (anatomy) aorta
- Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern
Declension[edit]
Declension of aorta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | aorta | aortan | aortor | aortorna |
Genitive | aortas | aortans | aortors | aortornas |
Uzbek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Russian ао́рта (aórta), from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun[edit]
aorta (plural aortalar)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | aorta | aortalar |
genitive | aortaning | aortalarning |
dative | aortaga | aortalarga |
definite accusative | aortani | aortalarni |
locative | aortada | aortalarda |
ablative | aortadan | aortalardan |
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