orbe

orbe

See also: orbě

Estonian

Noun

orbe

1. partitive plural of orb

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French

Etymology

From Latin orbis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁb/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʁb

Noun

orbe m (plural orbes)

1. (obsolete) circle
2. orb (spherical body)
3. globus cruciger

Usage notes

Is sometimes used as a feminine noun

Further reading

• “orbe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bore, robe, robé

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.be/
• Rhymes: -ɔrbe
• Hyphenation: òr‧be

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin orbem.

Noun

orbe m (plural orbi) (literary)

1. (uncommon) circle (geometric figure)

   Synonyms: cerchio, circonferenza

2. (uncommon) sphere, globe

   Synonyms: globo, sfera

3. (astronomy, uncommon) orbit

   Synonym: globo

4. globe (the planet Earth)

   Synonym: globo

5. the Earth's inhabitants, as a mass
6. world

   Synonym: mondo

Related terms

• orbita

Further reading

• orbe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orbe

1. feminine plural of orbo

Anagrams

• ebro, robe

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Latin

Adjective

orbe

1. vocative masculine singular of orbus

Noun

orbe

1. ablative singular of orbis

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Portuguese

Noun

orbe m or (nonstandard) f (plural orbes)

1. orb (spherical body)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin orbis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɾbe/ [ˈoɾ.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -oɾbe
• Syllabification: or‧be

Noun

orbe m (plural orbes)

1. orb
2. world
3. globefish
4. mound (part of the regalia)

Further reading

• “orbe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• robe, robé