orbicularis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris (“orbicular muscle”). Doublet of orbicular.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɔːˌbɪk.jʊˈlɑː.ɹɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˌbɪk.jəˈlɛɹ.ɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɹɪs, -æɹɪs

Noun

orbicularis (plural orbiculares)

1. (anatomy) A muscle surrounding an opening.

   Hyponyms: orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輪匝肌／轮匝肌 (lúnzājī)

References

• “orbicularis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “orbicularis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From orbiculus (“small disk”) +‎ -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /or.bi.kuˈlaː.ris/, [ɔrbɪkʊˈɫ̪äːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /or.bi.kuˈla.ris/, [orbikuˈläːris]

Adjective

orbiculāris (neuter orbiculāre); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. circular, orbicular

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	orbiculāris	orbiculāre		orbiculārēs	orbiculāria
Genitive	orbiculāris			orbiculārium
Dative	orbiculārī			orbiculāribus
Accusative	orbiculārem	orbiculāre		orbiculārēs orbiculārīs	orbiculāria
Ablative	orbiculārī			orbiculāribus
Vocative	orbiculāris	orbiculāre		orbiculārēs	orbiculāria

Descendants

• → English: orbicularis

References

• “orbicularis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• orbicularis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• orbicularis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016