aorta
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔːtə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔɹtə/
Noun
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:
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaːˈɔr.taː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aor‧ta
Derived terms
- aortaal
- aortisch
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Related terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch aorta, from Latin aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɔrta]
- Hyphenation: aor‧ta
Noun
aorta (first-person possessive aortaku, second-person possessive aortamu, third-person possessive aortanya)
Further reading
- “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.
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aorta droma (“dorsal aorta”)
- aorta tairr (“ventral aorta”)
- aorta tóracsach (“thoracic aorta”)
- aortach (“aortic”, adjective)
Mutation
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
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɔr.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔrta
- Hyphenation: a‧òr‧ta
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”). Medieval Latin; compare the Classical borrowing of the same as averta.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [äˈɔrt̪ä]
Declension
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 |
Derived terms
- aorticus
- aortālis
- aortīnus
Latvian
Etymology
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
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Noun
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
Declension
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɔr.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔrta
- Syllabification: a‧or‧ta
Noun
aorta f
Declension
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɔʁ.tɐ/ [aˈɔh.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈɔɾ.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈɔʁ.tɐ/ [aˈɔχ.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɔɻ.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɔɾ.tɐ/
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎoːrta/
- Hyphenation: a‧or‧ta
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈoɾta/ [aˈoɾ.t̪a]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -oɾta
- Syllabification: a‧or‧ta
Derived terms
Further reading
- “aorta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
Uzbek
Etymology
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”).
Declension
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 |
my | singular | plural |
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nominative | aortam | aortalarim |
genitive | aortamning | aortalarimning |
dative | aortamga | aortalarimga |
definite accusative | aortamni | aortalarimni |
locative | aortamda | aortalarimda |
ablative | aortamdan | aortalarimdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | aortang | aortalaring |
genitive | aortangning | aortalaringning |
dative | aortangga | aortalaringga |
definite accusative | aortangni | aortalaringni |
locative | aortangda | aortalaringda |
ablative | aortangdan | aortalaringdan |
her/his/its | singular | plural |
nominative | aortasi | aortalari |
genitive | aortasining | aortalarining |
dative | aortasiga | aortalariga |
definite accusative | aortasini | aortalarini |
locative | aortasida | aortalarida |
ablative | aortasidan | aortalaridan |
our | singular | plural |
nominative | aortamiz | aortalarimiz |
genitive | aortamizning | aortalarimizning |
dative | aortamizga | aortalarimizga |
definite accusative | aortamizni | aortalarimizni |
locative | aortamizda | aortalarimizda |
ablative | aortamizdan | aortalarimizdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | aortangiz | aortalaringiz |
genitive | aortangizning | aortalaringizning |
dative | aortangizga | aortalaringizga |
definite accusative | aortangizni | aortalaringizni |
locative | aortangizda | aortalaringizda |
ablative | aortangizdan | aortalaringizdan |
their | singular | plural |
nominative | aortasi | aortalari |
genitive | aortasining | aortalarining |
dative | aortasiga | aortalariga |
definite accusative | aortasini | aortalarini |
locative | aortasida | aortalarida |
ablative | aortasidan | aortalaridan |