orbicularis

English

Etymology

Latin orbicularis

Noun

orbicularis

1. A muscle surrounding an opening.

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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
2. orbicular

Declension

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

Related terms

• orbiculus

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