orbitalis

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin orbitālis, clipping of mūsculus orbitālis (orbital muscle). Doublet of orbital.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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orbitalis (plural orbitales)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From orbita (a track or rut; a circuit, orbit) +‎ -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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orbitālis (neuter orbitāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. Tracked, rutted.
  2. Of or pertaining to a circuit or orbit; orbital.
    1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit of the eye.
Inflection
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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative orbitālis orbitāle orbitālēs orbitālia
Genitive orbitālis orbitālium
Dative orbitālī orbitālibus
Accusative orbitālem orbitāle orbitālēs
orbitālīs
orbitālia
Ablative orbitālī orbitālibus
Vocative orbitālis orbitāle orbitālēs orbitālia
Descendants
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  • English: orbital, orbitalis

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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orbitālīs

  1. accusative masculine/feminine plural of orbitālis