CilmeVia other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀορτή (aortḗ, “the arteries springing from the heart”), from ἀορτέω (aortéō), lengthened form of ἀείρω (aeírō, “I lift, raise”).
- declension-4, feminineaorta (the main artery of the circulatory system, responsible for carrying the blood from the heart to the rest of the body except the lungs)
“lielais asinsriņķošanas loks sākas ar aortu” — the great blood circulation cycle begins with the aorta
“lielie asinsvadi: aorta un plaušu artērija” — the major blood vessels: the aorta and the pulmonary artery
Formasaorta(nominative, singular) · aortas(nominative, plural) · aortas(genitive, singular) · aortu(genitive, plural) · aortai(dative, singular) · aortām(dative, plural) · aortu(accusative, singular) · aortas(accusative, plural) · aortu(instrumental, singular) · aortām(instrumental, plural) · aortā(locative, singular) · aortās(locative, plural) · aorta(singular, vocative) · aortas(plural, vocative)
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