orbicularis
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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)
- (anatomy) A muscle surrounding an opening.
- Hyponyms: orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris
Translations
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 Latin) IPA(key): /or.bi.kuˈlaː.ris/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.bi.kuˈla.ris/,
Adjective
orbiculāris (neuter orbiculāre); third-declension two-termination adjective
Inflection
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016