orbitalis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin orbitālis, clipping of mūsculus orbitālis (“orbital muscle”). Doublet of orbital.

Pronunciation

Noun

orbitalis (plural orbitales)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.

Latin

Pronunciation
  • orbitālis: (Classical) IPA(key): /or.biˈtaː.lis/, [ɔrbɪˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
  • orbitālis: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.biˈta.lis/, [orbiˈt̪äːlis]
  • orbitālīs: (Classical) IPA(key): /or.biˈtaː.liːs/, [ɔrbɪˈt̪äːlʲiːs̠]
  • orbitālīs: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.biˈta.lis/, [orbiˈt̪äːlis]

Etymology 1

From orbita (“a track or rut; a circuit, orbit”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Adjective

orbitālis (neuter orbitāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. Tracked, rutted.
  2. Of or pertaining to a circuit or orbit; orbital.
    1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit of the eye.
Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative orbitālis orbitāle orbitālēs orbitālia
Genitive orbitālis orbitālium
Dative orbitālī orbitālibus
Accusative orbitālem orbitāle orbitālēs
orbitālīs		 orbitālia
Ablative orbitālī orbitālibus
Vocative orbitālis orbitāle orbitālēs orbitālia
Descendants
  • → English: orbital, orbitalis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

orbitālīs

  1. accusative masculine/feminine plural of orbitālis
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