[ˈɔr.bɪs], [ˈɔr.bis]
OriginOf uncertain origin. May stem from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰis (“circle, orb”), from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to turn”).
- declension-3, masculinecircle, ring
- declension-3, masculineof things that return at a certain period of time, a rotation, round, circuit
- declension-3, masculinean orb (sphere)
- declension-3, masculinea country, territory or region
- declension-3, masculinea disc or disc-shaped object
- declension-3, masculinethe Earth, the world, the globe
“totus orbis terrarum” — the whole wide world
“Hīc, hīc sunt in nostrō numerō, Patrēs Cōnscrīptī — in hōc orbis terrae sānctissimō gravissimōque cōnsiliō — quī dē nostrō omnium interitū, quī dē huius urbis atque adeō dē orbis terrārum exitiō cōgit” — Here, here they are among our assembly, Conscript Fathers — in this, the most sacred and most solemn council of every land — those who plan the death of us all, who plot the destruction of this city,
“cuius consensui ne orbis quidem terrarum possit obsistere” — the union of which not even the whole world could withstand
Formsorbis(genitive) · orbis(nominative, singular) · orbēs(nominative, plural) · orbis(genitive, singular) · orbium(genitive, plural) · orbī(dative, singular) · orbibus(dative, plural) · orbem(accusative, singular) · orbēs(accusative, plural) · orbīs(accusative, plural) · orbe(ablative, singular) · orbī(ablative, singular) · orbibus(ablative, plural) · orbis(singular, vocative) · orbēs(plural, vocative)