Horta

See also: horta

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese Horta.

Proper noun

Horta

1. a municipality and city in the Faial island of the Azores

Translations

municipality and city

• Armenian: Օրտա (Ōrta)
• Portuguese: Horta (pt)
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• Russian: О́рта (Órta)

Anagrams

• Ratho, Roath, Thora, Torah

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Hortānum

Etymology

Maybe from Etruscan 𐌇𐌖𐌓𐌕𐌀 (hurta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhor.ta/, [ˈhɔrt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.ta/, [ˈɔrt̪ä]

Proper noun

Horta f sg (genitive Hortae); first declension

1. A town in Etruria, situated on the right bank of the Tiber, now Orte

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Horta
Genitive	Hortae
Dative	Hortae
Accusative	Hortam
Ablative	Hortā
Vocative	Horta
Locative	Hortae

Derived terms

• Hortānus

References

• Horta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Horta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾtɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: horta

Proper noun

Horta f

1. Horta (a city and municipality of Faial, Azores, Portugal)

Proper noun

Horta m or f

1. a surname

Related terms

• hortense