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orbus.

bereaved, bereft, deprived (of) by death

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈɔr.bʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔr.bus]

  1. bereaved, bereft, deprived (of) by death orphaned, parentless; fatherless

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. bereaved, bereft, deprived (of) by death childless

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  3. bereaved, bereft, deprived (of) by death widowed

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  4. deprived, destitute (of)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · usually · with-genitive
Where this word comes from

From 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

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