aorta

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See also: Aorta, aortā, and aortą

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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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aorta f (plural aortes)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin aorta.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

aorta f (plural aorta's)

  1. aorta

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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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aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

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aorta (first-person possessive aortaku, second-person possessive aortamu, third-person possessive aortanya)

  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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Noun[edit]

aorta (plural aortas)

  1. aorta

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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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aorta m (genitive singular aorta, nominative plural aortaí)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with 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.

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Italian[edit]

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Wikipedia it

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

aorta f (plural aorte)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Case 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[edit]

Aorta

Etymology[edit]

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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(file)

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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[edit]

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Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

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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aorta f

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

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adjectives
noun

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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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  • 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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Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈoɾta/ [aˈoɾ.t̪a]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾta
  • Syllabification: a‧or‧ta

Noun[edit]

aorta f (plural aortas)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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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aorta c

  1. (anatomy) aorta
    Synonym: stora kroppspulsådern

Declension[edit]

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

Uzbek[edit]

Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

aorta (plural aortalar)

  1. (anatomy) aorta

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