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aorta

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See also: Aorta, aortā, and aortą

English

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Etymology

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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

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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[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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, the arteries springing from the heart), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, I lift, raise).

Noun

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aorta f (plural aortes)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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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aorta f (plural aortes)

  1. (anatomy) aorta
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin aorta.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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aorta f (plural aorta's)

  1. aorta

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Galician

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, the arteries springing from the heart), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, I lift, raise).

Noun

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aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta
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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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From Dutch aorta, from Latin aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, the arteries springing from the heart).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɔrta]
  • Hyphenation: aor‧ta

Noun

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aorta (uncountable)

  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

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Interlingua

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Noun

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aorta (plural aortas)

  1. aorta
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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, the arteries springing from the heart), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, I lift, raise).

Noun

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aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Declension

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Declension of aorta (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative aorta aortaí
vocative a aorta a aortaí
genitive aorta aortaí
dative aorta aortaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-aorta na haortaí
genitive an aorta na n-aortaí
dative leis an aorta
don aorta
leis na haortaí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of aorta
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aorta n-aorta haorta t-aorta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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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  • IPA(key): /aˈɔr.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrta
  • Hyphenation: a‧òr‧ta

Noun

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aorta f (plural aorte)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension

  1. aorta

Declension

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First-declension noun.

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Latvian

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Aorta

Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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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

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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

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aorta f

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

Declension

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adjectives
noun

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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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Noun

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aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta (great artery)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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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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  • IPA(key): /ǎoːrta/
  • Hyphenation: a‧or‧ta

Noun

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àōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)

  1. (anatomy) aorta
    Antonym: vena

Declension

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed 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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Noun

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aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Further reading

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

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Borrowed from English aorta.

Noun

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aorta class IX (plural aorta class X)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, the arteries springing from the heart), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, I lift, raise).

Noun

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aorta c

  1. (anatomy) aorta
    Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern

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Uzbek

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Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uz

Etymology

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Borrowed 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

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aorta (plural aortalar)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Declension

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