orisonte
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French horizon, horizonte, from Old French orisonte, orison, from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).
Pronunciation
- (Latinate stress) IPA(key): /ɔˈriːzunt(ə)/, /ɔˈriːzun/[1]
- (French stress) IPA(key): /ɔriˈzunt(ə)/, /ɔriˈzuːn/, /ˈɔrizunt(ə)/, /ˈɔrizun/
Noun
orisonte (plural *orisontes) (chiefly Late Middle English)
- The horizon (point where the sky seems to disappear)[2]
- (astronomy) The circle indicating the horizon on an astrolabe.
- (by extension) The visible sky.
Descendants
References
- ^ Dobson, E[ric] J. (1957), English pronunciation 1500-1700[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 2, page 448.
- ^ “orīsont(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish horizonte, from Latin horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoɾiˈsonte/ [ʔo.ɾɪˈson̪.t̪ɛ]
- Rhymes: -onte
- Syllabification: o‧ri‧son‧te
Noun
orisonte (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇᜒᜐᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- horizon (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky)
- Synonyms: abot-tanaw, kagiliran
Related terms
- orisontal