orle

See also: Orle, orlé, and orlę

English

Etymology

From Old French (also modern) orle, from orler (“to hem”), or from Vulgar Latin *orula, a diminutive of Latin ora (“edge”), probably from os, oris (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

orle (plural orles)

1. (heraldry) A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge.
   • 1819, In his hand he bore that singular “abacus”, or staff of office, with which Templars are usually represented, having at the upper end a round plate, on which was engraved the cross of the Order, inscribed within a circle or orle, as heralds term it. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
2. (heraldry) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest; a torse.

   Synonyms: torse, wreath

3. (architecture) A fillet under the ovolo of a capital.

Anagrams

• eorl, Orël, lore, role, rôle, relo, Roel, Orel

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈorlɛ]
• Hyphenation: or‧le

Etymology 1

Noun

orle n

1. eaglet

   Synonyms: orlíče, orlík

Declension

Declension of orle (t-stem neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	orle	orlata
genitive	orlete	orlat
dative	orleti	orlatům
accusative	orle	orlata
vocative	orle	orlata
locative	orleti	orlatech
instrumental	orletem	orlaty

Derived terms

• orlátko

 

Related terms

• orel
• orlice
• orlí
• orlíče
• orlíček
• orlík
• orlův

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

orle m

1. vocative singular of orel

Further reading

• “orle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “orle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• orel, role

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French orle, from Vulgar Latin *ōrula, a diminutive of Latin ōra (“edge”), probably from ōs, ōris (“mouth”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish orla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁl/

• Audio:

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Noun

orle m (plural orles)

1. (heraldry) orle, bordure
2. (architecture) orle

Related terms

• ourler

Further reading

• “orle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Alternative forms

• urle (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ōrula, a diminutive of Latin ōra (“edge”).

Noun

orle m or f

1. border; trim (of clothing, a cloth, etc.)

Related terms

• orler

Descendants

• → English: orle
• French: orle

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (orle)
• urle on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrlɛ
• Syllabification: or‧le
• Homophones: Orle, orlę

Noun

orle m

1. locative/vocative singular of orzeł

Adjective

orle

1. inflection of orli:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Portuguese

Verb

orle

1. inflection of orlar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɾle/ [ˈoɾ.le]
• Rhymes: -oɾle
• Syllabification: or‧le

Verb

orle

1. inflection of orlar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative