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aorta

See also: Aorta, aortā, and aortą

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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 (plural aortas or aortae)

  2. (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.
    Synonym: great artery
  3. (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], archived from the original on 31 March 2019:
      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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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

Catalan

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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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Borrowed from Latin aorta.

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

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aorta f (plural aorta's, no diminutive)

  1. aorta

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Galician

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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 aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta
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Indonesian

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

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aorta (plural aorta-aorta)

  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
    Synonym: batang nadi
    Hypernym: arteri

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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, “to lift, raise”).

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aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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

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

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aorta f (plural aorte)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Latin

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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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    aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension

    1. aorta

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative aorta aortae
    genitive aortae aortārum
    dative aortae aortīs
    accusative aortam aortās
    ablative aortā aortīs
    vocative aorta aortae

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    Latvian

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    Aorta

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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, “to lift, raise”).

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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 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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    Declension of aorta (4th)
    singular plural
    nominative aorta aortas
    genitive aortas aortu
    dative aortai aortām
    accusative aortu aortas
    instrumental aortu aortām
    locative aortā aortās
    vocative aorta aortas

    Polish

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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

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

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    Declension of aorta
    singular plural
    nominative aorta aorty
    genitive aorty aort
    dative aorcie aortom
    accusative aortę aorty
    instrumental aortą aortami
    locative aorcie aortach
    vocative aorto aorty

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    adjectives
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    Further reading

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    • “aorta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “aorta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

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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 aortas)

    1. (anatomy) aorta (great artery)

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

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    àōrta f (Cyrillic spelling а̀о̄рта)

    1. (anatomy) aorta
      Antonym: vena

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    Declension of aorta
    singular plural
    nominative àōrta aorte
    genitive aorte àorātā / àōrtī / àōrtā
    dative aorti aortama
    accusative aortu aorte
    vocative aorto aorte
    locative aorti aortama
    instrumental aortom aortama

    Spanish

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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 aortas)

    1. (anatomy) aorta

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    Swahili

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      Borrowed from English aorta.

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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, “to lift, raise”).

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      aorta c

      1. (anatomy) aorta
        Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern

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      Declension of aorta
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite aorta aortas
      definite aortan aortans
      plural indefinite aortor aortors
      definite aortorna aortornas

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Spanish aorta, from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”). Doublet of ayorta.

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      aorta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜓᜇ᜔ᜆ) (anatomy)

      1. aorta
        Synonyms: ayorta, punong-daluyan
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      • “aorta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
      • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 41

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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, “to lift, raise”).

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      aorta (plural aortalar)

      1. (anatomy) aorta

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      Declension of aorta
      singular plural
      nominative aorta aortalar
      genitive aortaning aortalarning
      dative aortaga aortalarga
      definite accusative aortani aortalarni
      locative aortada aortalarda
      ablative aortadan aortalardan
      similative aortadek aortalardek
      Possessive forms of aorta
      1st person singular
      singular plural
      nominative aortam aortalarim
      genitive aortamning aortalarimning
      dative aortamga aortalarimga
      definite accusative aortamni aortalarimni
      locative aortamda aortalarimda
      ablative aortamdan aortalarimdan
      similative aortamdek aortalarimdek
      2nd person singular
      singular plural
      nominative aortang aortalaring
      genitive aortangning aortalaringning
      dative aortangga aortalaringga
      definite accusative aortangni aortalaringni
      locative aortangda aortalaringda
      ablative aortangdan aortalaringdan
      similative aortangdek aortalaringdek
      3rd person singular
      singular plural
      nominative aortasi aortalari
      genitive aortasining aortalarining
      dative aortasiga aortalariga
      definite accusative aortasini aortalarini
      locative aortasida aortalarida
      ablative aortasidan aortalaridan
      similative aortasidek aortalaridek
      1st person plural
      singular plural
      nominative aortamiz aortalarimiz
      genitive aortamizning aortalarimizning
      dative aortamizga aortalarimizga
      definite accusative aortamizni aortalarimizni
      locative aortamizda aortalarimizda
      ablative aortamizdan aortalarimizdan
      similative aortamizdek aortalarimizdek
      2nd person plural
      singular plural
      nominative aortangiz aortalaringiz
      genitive aortangizning aortalaringizning
      dative aortangizga aortalaringizga
      definite accusative aortangizni aortalaringizni
      locative aortangizda aortalaringizda
      ablative aortangizdan aortalaringizdan
      similative aortangizdek aortalaringizdek
      3rd person plural
      singular plural
      nominative aortasi aortalari
      genitive aortasining aortalarining
      dative aortasiga aortalariga
      definite accusative aortasini aortalarini
      locative aortasida aortalarida
      ablative aortasidan aortalaridan
      similative aortasidek aortalaridek
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