dorsum
English
Etymology
Noun
dorsum (plural dorsa)
- The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
- The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
- (anatomy) The back or dorsal region on an animal.
- (astrogeology) A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
- (astronomy) Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat
Synonyms
- (back of an animal): back
Related terms
Translations
astrogeology
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back of the tongue
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References
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic, with no known cognates in any other Indo-European languages. Has been linked to deorsum, but their contemporaneous use suggests that one was not a phonetic development of the other.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdor.sum/, [ˈdɔr.sũ]
Noun
dorsum n (genitive dorsī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dorsum | dorsa |
| genitive | dorsī | dorsōrum |
| dative | dorsō | dorsīs |
| accusative | dorsum | dorsa |
| ablative | dorsō | dorsīs |
| vocative | dorsum | dorsa |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- dorsālis
- dorsualia
Descendants
References
- dorsum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dorsum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dorsum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- dorsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ↑ Ramat, The Indo-European Languages
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