Masculine
oriente
Meaning
- (masculine) east, orient
- (masculine) orient (of a pearl)
- (masculine) lodge
Opposite of
occidente
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
o‧rièn‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oˈrjɛn.te/
Etymology
From Latin orientem (possibly a borrowing), accusative form of oriēns, present participle of orior (“to rise, get up”), in reference to the rising of the Sun. Early Christian maps were "oriented" with the direction to Jerusalem always at the top.
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