Masculine
⭕

orbis

Meaning

  1. (declension-3, masculine) circle, ring
  2. (declension-3, masculine) of things that return at a certain period of time, a rotation, round, circuit
  3. (declension-3, masculine) an orb (sphere)
  4. (declension-3, masculine) a country, territory or region
  5. (declension-3, masculine) a disc or disc-shaped object
  6. (declension-3, masculine) the Earth, the world, the globe

Concepts

circle
⭕
ring
💍
Earth
disk
orbit
orb
round
world
🗺️

coil round

coil
rotation
Synonyms

circulus
B1
⭕
terra
B1
circus
circulum
B2

orbis terrarum

Translations

círculo
⭕
cercle
⭕
Kreis
⭕
círculo
⭕
Erde
rodona
roda
🛞
gezelschap
cercle
⭕
daire
aarde
cirkel
⭕
Runde

Γη

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɔr.bɪs]
Etymology

Of uncertain origin. May stem from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰis (“circle, orb”), from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to turn”).

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