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orb¹

  • /orb/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”). Compare Italian orbo. Doublet of rob.

adjective oarbă · orbi · oarbe · orb

  1. masculine, neuter blind

noun orbi · equivalent oarbă · orb · orbul · orbii

  1. masculine blind man

Orb²

Where it comes from

From orb.

proper noun lui Orb

  1. masculine a surname

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"orb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/orb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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orb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/orb

Chicago

"orb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/orb.

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@misc{orb_2026,
  title = {orb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/orb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}