ORBIS, orbis
Sounds Like: OR-bis
Translations: circle, a circle, disk, a disk, orb, an orb, world, the world, globe, the globe, revolution, a revolution, cycle, a cycle, ring, a ring, wheel, a wheel
From the root: ORBIS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Orbis is a Latin noun primarily meaning 'circle' or 'ring'. It can refer to a physical circular object, but it also extends to more abstract concepts such as 'the world' or 'the globe' (referring to the Earth as a sphere), a 'cycle' or 'revolution' (as in a circular movement or period of time), or even a 'sphere of influence'. It is commonly used to describe anything round or circular in shape, or a complete circuit.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative; or Plural, Nominative or Accusative. Masculine. It can also be Genitive Singular (of a circle/world) or Dative/Ablative Plural (to/by circles/worlds).
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From the same root
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These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ORBEM — circle, a circle, disk, a disk, globe, a globe, world, a world, earth, an earth, country, a country, region, a region
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