LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

orbitās

orbitās f (genitive orbitātis)
Classical[ˈɔr.bɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔr.bi.tas]

Meaning

  1. Bereavement or absence of parents, children, a husband or other dear person.
    Nec ideo coniugia et educationes liberum frequentabantur, praevalida orbitateHowever it did not make marriages and the raising of children more popular, as childlessness remained prevalentc. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 3.25
  2. broadlyDeprivation or loss of something.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeorbitāsorbitātēs
genitiveorbitātisorbitātum
dativeorbitātīorbitātibus
accusativeorbitātemorbitātēs
ablativeorbitāteorbitātibus
vocativeorbitāsorbitātēs

orbĭtas, ātis, f. orbus,
I. bereavement of parents or children, of a husband or other dear person, childlessness, orphanage, widowhood (class.).
I. Lit.: in orbitatem liberos producere, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 105: bonum liberi, misera orbitas, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84: familiaris, Liv. 26, 41, 9: mea, quod sine liberis sum, Curt. 6, 9, 12: tutorem instituere (filiorum) orbitati, Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228: horum uxores cum viderent exsilio additam orbitatem, Just. 2, 4, 4: maximā orbitate rei publicae virorum talium, at a time when the state is greatly in want of such men, Cic. Fam. 10, 3, 3.—In plur.: orbitates liberūm, Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; 5, 9, 24; 3, 24, 58; Lact. 1, 21, 11; Sol. 40, 44; Arn. 5, 188.—
II. Transf., in gen., a deprivation or loss of a thing (post-Aug.): luminis (of an eye), Plin. 7, 37, 37, § 124: tecti, id. 35, 3, 6, § 17.—Absol., blindness, App. M. 8, 12 fin.

Origins

From orbus (“bereaved or bereft of parents or children”) + -tās. PIE word *h₃órbʰos

Descendants
  • Catalanorbetat
  • Italianorbità
  • Spanishorbedad

Quick answers

What does orbitās mean in Latin?
orbitās, a noun, means “Bereavement or absence of parents, children, a husband or other dear person.; Deprivation or loss of something.”.
What is the genitive of orbitās?
The genitive singular is orbitātis. orbitās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce orbitās?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔr.bɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔr.bi.tas].