[ˈɔr.bʊs], [ˈɔr.bus]
OrigoFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”), from *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphaned”), Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha, “small”), Old Armenian որբ (orb, “orphan”). Compare Late Latin orphanus.
PIE word
*h₃órbʰos
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2orphaned, parentless; fatherless
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2childless
“At Romae Lepida, cui super Aemiliorum decus L. Sulla et Cn. Pompeius proavi erant, defertur simulavisse partum ex P. Quirinio divite atque orbo” — At Rome Lepida, who on top of having the honour of being of the Aemilian family had L. Sulla and Gn. Pompey as great-grandfathers, was accused of pretending to have given birth by P. Quirinius, a rich
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2widowed
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2, usually, with-genitivedeprived, destitute (of)
Formaeorba(feminine) · orbum(neuter) · orbus(masculine, nominative, singular) · orba(feminine, nominative, singular) · orbum(neuter, nominative, singular) · orbī(masculine, nominative, plural) · orbae(feminine, nominative, plural) · orba(neuter, nominative, plural) · orbī(genitive, masculine, singular) · orbae(feminine, genitive, singular) · orbī(genitive, neuter, singular) · orbōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · orbārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · orbōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · orbō(dative, masculine, singular) · orbae(dative, feminine, singular) · orbō(dative, neuter, singular) · orbīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · orbum(accusative, masculine, singular) · orbam(accusative, feminine, singular)
Fons: Vicitionarium