orbe

See also: orbě and Orbe

English

Noun

orbe (plural orbes)

1. Obsolete spelling of orb.

Estonian

Noun

orbe

1. partitive plural of orb

French

Etymology

From Latin orbis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁb/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁb

Noun

orbe m (plural orbes)

1. (obsolete) circle
2. orb (spherical body)
3. globus cruciger

Usage notes

• Is sometimes used as a feminine noun.

Further reading

• “orbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• bore, robe, robé

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.be/
• Rhymes: -ɔrbe
• Hyphenation: òr‧be

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin orbem.

Noun

orbe m (plural orbi) (literary)

1. (uncommon) circle (geometric figure)

   Synonyms: cerchio, circonferenza

2. (uncommon) sphere, globe

   Synonyms: globo, sfera

3. (astronomy, uncommon) orbit

   Synonym: globo

4. globe (the planet Earth)

   Synonym: globo

5. the Earth's inhabitants, as a mass
6. world

   Synonym: mondo

Related terms

• orbita

Further reading

• orbe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orbe

1. feminine plural of orbo

Anagrams

• ebro, robe

Latin

Adjective

orbe

1. vocative masculine singular of orbus

Noun

orbe m

1. ablative singular of orbis (“circle, ring”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.bi/ [ˈɔɦ.bi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.bi/ [ˈɔɦ.bi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾ.bi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.bi/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɻ.bi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁ.be/ [ˈɔɦ.be]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾ.bɨ/ [ˈɔɾ.βɨ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʁbi, (Portugal) -ɔɾbɨ
• Hyphenation: or‧be

Noun

orbe m or (nonstandard) f (plural orbes)

1. orb (spherical body)

Further reading

• “orbe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “orbe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orbis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɾbe/ [ˈoɾ.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -oɾbe
• Syllabification: or‧be

Noun

orbe m (plural orbes)

1. orb
2. world
3. globefish
4. mound (part of the regalia)

Further reading

• “orbe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• robe, robé