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ŏrĭor, ortus, fut. part. oriturus, 4 (but with some forms of the 3d conj.: orĭtur, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 305 Müll.; Gell. 4, 17, 14; cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 26; Lucr. 3, 272; Verg. A. 2, 411; 680; Hor. S. 1, 5, 39; Ov. M. 1, 774 et saep.: oreris, id. ib. 10, 166; imperat. orere, Val. Max. 4, 7, 7: impf. subj. oreretur, Paul. Nol. Carm. 15, 59; and oreretur and orerentur are the more usual forms in the best MSS.; cf. Haase in Reisig’s Vorles. p. 251; Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 418 sq.), v. dep. [root or.; Sanscr. ar-; Gr. ὄρνυμι, ὀρίνω; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. 348 sq.].

  1. I. In gen., of persons, to rise, bestir one’s self, get up, etc.: consul oriens nocte diceret dictatorem, Liv. 8, 23.
    1. B. Esp., of the heavenly bodies, to rise, become visible, appear: stellae, ut quaeque oriturque caditque, Ov. F. 1, 295: ortā luce, in the morning, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: orto sole, at sunrise, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112: postera lux oritur, id. S. 1, 5, 39; cf.: crassa pulvis oritur, Enn. ap. Non. 205, 28.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., to come forth, become visible; to have one’s origin or descent, to spring, descend from; to grow or spring forth; to rise, take its origin; arise, proceed, originate (syn. nascor): hoc quis non credat abs te esse ortum? Ter. And. 3, 2, 9: Rhenus oritur ex Lepontiis, takes its rise, Caes. B. G. 5, 4: Maeander ex arce summā Celaenarum ortus, Liv. 38, 13, 7: Tigris oritur in montibus Uxiorum, Curt. 5, 3, 1: fons oritur in monte, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 2: Durius amnis oritur in Pelendonibus, Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 112: amnis Indus in Cibyratarum jugis, id. 5, 28, 29, § 103: ibi Caicus amnis oritur, id. 5, 30, 33, § 125: incliti amnes Caucaso monte orti, Curt. 8, 9, 3: Rhenus Alpium vertice ortus, Tac. G. 1, 2: clamor, Caes. B. G. 5, 53: oritur controversia, arises, Cic. Clu. 69, 161: unde oritur nox, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 193 Müll. (Ann. v. 407 Vahl.): tempestas, Nep. Tim. 3, 3: monstrum mirabile, Verg. A. 2, 680: ulcera, Cels. 6, 13: ea officia. quae oriuntur a suo cujusque genere virtutum, Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 69: id facmus ex te ortum, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 67: tibi a me nulla orta est injuria, I have caused you no injury, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 35: quod si numquam oritur, ne occidit quidem umquam, comes into being, Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 27.
    Of persons, to be born: in quo (solo) tu ortus et procreatus es, Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 4: pueros orientes animari, at birth, id. Div. 2, 42, 89: ex concubina, Sal. J. 108, 1; to be descended from: plerosque Belgas esse ortos a Germanis, Caes. B. G. 2, 4; to begin, commence, take its beginning: ab aliquo sermo oritur, Cic. Lael. 1, 5.
    Hence,
    1. A. ŏrĭens, entis, P. a.; as subst. m.
      1. 1. The rising sun, morning sun: et me saevus equis oriens afflavit anhelis, Verg. A. 5, 739; id. G. 1, 250.
      2. 2. The quarter where the sun rises, the East, the Orient (opp. to occidens, the West, the Occident): ab oriente ad occidentem, Cic. N. D. 2, 66: aestivus, the quarter where the sun rises in summer, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 105: hibernus, Col. 1, 6: vernus, Gell. 2, 22, 7.
      3. 3. Poet. for day: septimus hinc oriens cum se demiserit undis, Ov. F. 1, 653.
    2. B. ortus, a, um, P. a., sprung, descended, born; constr. with ex, ab, and (partic. with poets and since the Aug. per.) with simple abl.
          1. (α) Class. usually with ab: a me ortus, Cic. Planc. 27, 67: quoniam ab illo (Catone) ortus es, id. Mur. 31, 66; Nep. Att. 18, 3; Hor. S. 1, 5, 55: maternum genus ab regibus ortum, Suet. Caes. 6: a liberatoribus patriae ortus, Liv. 7, 32, 13: homo a se ortus, without noble or famous ancestors: ego a me ortus et per me nixus (opp. adjuvari commendatione majorum), Cic. Planc. 27, 67; id. Phil. 6, 6, 17.
          2. (β) Less freq. with ex and name of person: ex Tantalo, Quint. 9, 3, 57; but with ex and the name of a place, family, order, class, etc., freq. and class.: ex eodem loco ortus, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10: ortus ex eā familiā, quā, etc., Liv. 7, 10, 3: ex concubinā, Sall. J. 5, 7; 108, 1; Liv. 1, 34, 6: ex patricio sanguine, id. 6, 40, 6.
          3. (γ) With abl. alone (except with loco and genere, mostly poet. and post-Aug.): eā familiā ortus, Sall. C. 31, 7: orte Saturno, Hor. C. 1, 12, 50; 4, 5, 1; 3, 6, 33: 4, 6, 32: id. Ep. 1, 6, 22: ortus sorore ejus, Liv. 8, 3, 7: paelice, id. 39, 53, 3: orti Atticis, Vell. 1, 4 init.: antiquis nobilibus, Quint. 3, 8, 31: Germanicum Druso ortum, Tac. A. 1, 3: Thessalis, id. ib. 6, 34; 12, 53; 15, 72: regiā stirpe, Curt. 4, 1, 17: oppido Ferentino, Suet. Oth. 1: equestri familiā, id. Aug. 2: magnis e centurionibus, Hor. S. 1, 6, 73.

orthăgŏriscus, i, m., = ὀρθαγορίσκος, the pig-fish, so called from the noise it was said to make when taken, Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 19.

† orthampĕlos, i, f., = ὀρθάμπελος, a straight vine, a vine that grows upright, and needs no support, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 40.

† orthembăsis, is, f., = ὀρθοσ-ἔμβασις, a straight step, Not. Tir. p. 152.

† orthĭus, a, um, adj., = ὄρθιος, high, lofty (post-class.): carmen quod orthium dicitur (Gr. νόμος ὄρθιος), Gell. 16, 19, 14: orthius (pes), qui ex tetrasemi elatione, id est arsi, et octasemi positione constabit: ita ut duodecim tempora hic pes recepisse videatur, Mart. Cap. 9, § 985.

† orthŏcissos, i, f., = ὀρθόκισσος, a kind of tall ivy (opp. to the chamaecissos), Col. 11, 2, 30.

† orthŏcōlus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθόκωλος, stiff in the joints (post-class.), Veg. Vet. 2, 54.

† orthŏdoxus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθόδοξος, orthodox (post-class.): viri, Auct. ap. Hier. Ep. 19: religio, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 12: ecclesia, ib. 1, 2, 14.
Hence, orthŏdoxē, adv., Rustic. c. Aceph. p. 1219.

† orthŏgōnĭus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθογώνιος, right-angled, rectangular, orthogonal: trigonum, Vitr. 10, 11: ossicla, Aus. praef. ad Idyll. 13.

† orthō̆grăphĭa, ae, f., = ὀρθογραφία.

  1. I. Orthography (post-Aug.): orthographia, id est formula ratioque scribendi a grammaticis instituta, Suet. Aug. 88; id. Gram. 19; Quint. 1, 4, 17; 1, 7, 11.
  2. II. In architecture, an elevation, front view of a building, Vitr. 1, 2.

† orthō̆grăphus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθόγραφος,

  1. I. orthographic (post-class.): veritas, Mart. Cap. 1, § 65.
  2. II. Subst.: orthō̆-grăphus, i, m., = ὀρθογράφος, an orthographer, Cassiod. Orthogr. p. 2320 P.

orthŏmastĭus, a, um (= ὀρθομάστιος, from ὀρθός, μαστός), high-breasted: mammarum effigie orthomastia mala, a kind of large apple, Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 51.

† orthophallĭcus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθόσ-φαλλός, i. e. obscene, Varr. ap. Non. 101, 3 dub.

† orthopnoea, ae, f., = ὀρθόπνοια, difficulty of breathing, asthma, orthopny, Plin. 32, 4, 14, § 37; plur., id. 21, 20, 83, § 142.

† orthopnŏĭcus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθοπνοϊκός, asthmatic, Plin. 20, 17, 73, § 193; 24, 16, 92, § 145.

† orthopsaltĭcus, a, um, adj., = ὀρθοψαλτικός, with high, full playing: psalterium, Varr. ap. Non. 101, 1; cf. Oehler ad Varr. Sat. Menipp. p. 179.

† orthŏpȳgĭum, ĭi, n., = ὀρθοπύγιον, the rump and tail feathers of birds, Mart. 3, 93, 12 (al. orrhopygium = ὀρροπύγιον, of the same meaning).

† Orthōsĭa, ae, f., = Ὀρθωσία.

  1. I. A city in Phœnicia, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78.
    By Prisc. Perieg. 856, called Orthōsis, ĭdis.
  2. II. A city in Caria, on the Mœander, Liv. 45, 25; Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108.

† orthostăta, ae, m., = ὀρθοστάτης (that stands upright), in archit., the facing of a wall (pure Lat. frons), Vitr. 2, 8; 10, 19 fin. († orthrăgŏriscus, i, m., = ὀρθραγορίσκος, v. l. ap. Plin. 32, 2, 9, § 19, for orthagoriscus, q. v.)

Orthrus, i, m., = Ὄρθρος.

  1. I. Geryon’s dog, Sil. 13, 845.
  2. II. A Roman surname, Inscr. Gud. 269, 2.

ortīvus, a, um, adj. [2. ortus], of or belonging to rising, rising (post-class.), App. M. 3, p. 141, 23: cardo, the eastern quarter of the heavens, Manil. 3, 188.

Ortōna, ae, f., the capital city and port of the Frentani in Latium, now Ortona, Liv. 2, 43, 2; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106 (Jan. Hortona).

Ortospanum (Hor-), i, or Orto-pana, ōrum, n., an ancient city of Bactriana; form Ortospanum, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 61; form Ortopana, Amm. 23, 6, 70.

1. ortus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from orior, q. v. fin. B.

2. ortus, ūs, m. [orior].

  1. I. A rising of the heavenly bodies (opp. occasus; class.): solis et lunae reliquorumque siderum ortus, obitus motusque cognoscere, Cic. Div. 1, 56, 128: primi sub lumina solis et ortus, Verg. A. 6, 255: (sol) ab ortu ad occasum commeans, from east to west, Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49: solis, sunrise, i. e. the orient, the east, id. Cat. 3, 8: tum bis ad occasum, bis se convertit ad ortus, Ov. M. 14, 386: nitido ab ortu, id. ib. 2, 112: signorum, Verg. E. 9, 46: ortus lucis, Vulg. Sap. 16, 28.
  2. II. A rise, beginning, origin (cf. origo): tribuniciae potestatis, Cic. Leg. 3, 8, 19: juris, id. ib. 1, 6, 20: Favonii, Plin. 17, 9, 8, § 57: materno ortu, Ov. M. 13, 148: ab Elide ducimus ortum, we are sprung, derive our origin, id. ib. 5, 494: ortus nascentium, the birth, Cic. Div. 2, 43, 91; id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91: Cato ortu Tusculanus, by birth, id. Leg. 2, 2, 5.
    Of a river, the source: donec venias ad fluminis ortus, Ov. M. 11, 139.
    Of plants, the springing up, growth, Lucr. 5, 211.

1. ortygĭa or ortyga, ae, f. [ὄρτυξ], a quail, Hyg. Fab. 53.

2. Ortygĭa, ae, or Ortygĭē, ēs, f., = Ὀρτυγία.

  1. I. Another name for the isle of Delos, Serv. Verg. A. 3, 72; Ov. M. 15, 337; Fest. p. 183 Müll.
    Hence, Orty-gĭus, a, um, adj., Ortygian: dea, i. e. Diana, Ov. M. 1, 694: boves, of Apollo, bred in Delos, id. F. 5, 692.
  2. II. An island which forms a part of the city of Syracuse, now Siracusa, Verg. A. 3, 694; Ov. M. 5, 499; id. F. 4, 471.

† ortygŏmētra, ae, f., = ὀρτυγομήτρα,

  1. I. quail-mother, a bird that leads the quails in their migrations across the sea, the landrail: ortygometrā duce, Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 66.
  2. II. Transf., a quail, Tert. adv. Psych. 16; Vulg. Sap. 16, 2; 19, 12.

† ortyx, ygis, f., = ὄρτυξ, a plant, Plin. 21, 17, 61, § 101.