aorta
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editaorta (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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editAsturian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun
editaorta f (plural aortes)
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaorta f (plural aortes)
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editDutch
editEtymology
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editNoun
editaorta f (plural aorta's)
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editGalician
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun
editaorta f (plural aortas)
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editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch aorta, from Latin aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”).
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editNoun
editaorta (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
editNoun
editaorta (plural aortas)
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editIrish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun
editaorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- aorta droma (“dorsal aorta”)
- aorta tairr (“ventral aorta”)
- aorta tóracsach (“thoracic aorta”)
- aortach (“aortic”, adjective)
Mutation
editIrish 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “aorta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “aorta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaorta f (plural aorte)
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editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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 Latin) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
Noun
editaorta f (genitive aortae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-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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editLatvian
editEtymology
editVia 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”).
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Noun
editaorta 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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editPolish
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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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editNoun
editaorta f
- (anatomy) aorta
- Synonym: tętnica główna
- (literary) aorta (the main area of transportation in a city)
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editDerived terms
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
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editaorta f (plural aortas)
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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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editNoun
editàōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaorta f (plural aortas)
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editFurther reading
edit- “aorta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
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editaorta (n class, plural aorta)
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Noun
editaorta c
- (anatomy) aorta
- Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern
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editUzbek
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editaorta (plural aortalar)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | aorta | aortalar |
genitive | aortaning | aortalarning |
dative | aortaga | aortalarga |
definite accusative | aortani | aortalarni |
locative | aortada | aortalarda |
ablative | aortadan | aortalardan |
similative | aortadek | aortalardek |
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