aorta

See also: Aorta and aortā

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

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.
    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.

Derived terms

Translations

See also


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, I lift, raise).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əˈɔɾ.tə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əˈɔr.tə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /aˈɔɾ.ta/

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

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


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).

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).

Partēs aortae

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈor.ta/, [aˈɔr.ta]

Noun

aorta f (genitive aortae); first declension

  1. aorta

Inflection

First declension.

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

Derived terms

  • aortīnus
  • aortālis
  • aorticus

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)

Noun

aorta f

  1. (anatomy) aorta
Declension

Further reading

  • 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, I lift, raise).

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

Declension

Antonyms


Spanish

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): /aˈorta/, [aˈort̪a]

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

Declension

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