aorta

See also: Aorta, aortā, and aortą

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/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /eɪˈɔɹtə/

Noun

aorta (plural aortas or aortae)

  1. (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.
  2. (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).

Noun

aorta f (plural aortes)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

aorta f (plural aortes)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aorta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈɔr.taː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aor‧ta

Noun

aorta f (plural aorta's)

  1. aorta

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).

Noun

aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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)

  1. (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

Interlingua

Noun

aorta (plural aortas)

  1. aorta

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).

Noun

aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

Noun

aorta f (plural aorte)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, the arteries springing from the heart). Medieval Latin; compare the Classical borrowing of the same as averta.

Partēs aortae

Pronunciation

Noun

aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension

  1. aorta

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative aorta aortae
Genitive aortae aortārum
Dative aortae aortīs
Accusative aortam aortās
Ablative aortā aortīs
Vocative aorta aortae

Derived terms

  • aorticus
  • aortālis
  • aortīnus

Latvian

Aorta

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

(file)

Noun

aorta f (4th declension)

  1. (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 aortuthe great blood circulation cycle begins with the aorta
    lielie asinsvadi: aorta un plaušu artērijathe 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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrta
  • Syllabification: a‧or‧ta

Noun

aorta f

  1. (anatomy) aorta
    Synonym: tętnica główna
  2. (literary) aorta (the main area of transportation in a city)

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
noun

Further reading

  • aorta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • aorta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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/

  • Homophone: a horta
  • Hyphenation: a‧or‧ta

Noun

aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta (great artery)

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

Noun

àōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)

  1. (anatomy) aorta
    Antonym: vena

Declension

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

Noun

aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Derived terms

Further reading

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).

Noun

aorta c

  1. (anatomy) aorta
    Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern

Declension

Declension of aorta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aorta aortan aortor aortorna
Genitive aortas aortans aortors aortornas

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).

Noun

aorta (plural aortalar)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Declension

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