orbo

Meaning

Adj

1. (also, figuratively) blind
2. one-eyed
3. bereft

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of orbare

Concepts

one-eyed

blind

squinter

cross-eyed

bleary-eyed

blind person

blind in one eye

monocular

unsighted

Synonyms

cieco

guercio

ceco

🇨🇿

miope

cieco da un occhio

Translations

ciego

tuerto

aveugle

einäugig

borgne

cego

kör

blind

blind

cec

τυφλός

kor

òrb

borni

Hyphenated as

òr‧bo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔr.bo/

Etymology

From Latin orbus (“orphaned, deprived”) (probably a clipping of the phrase orbus ab oculīs (“deprived of eyes”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare Sicilian orbu, Romanian orb, and French aveugle from a different clipping of the phrase.