dorsalis

Latin

Alternative forms

• dorsuālis

Etymology

From dorsum (“the back”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /dorˈsaː.lis/

Adjective

dorsālis m and f, dorsāle n; third declension

1. dorsal; of or pertaining to the back

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	dorsālis	dorsāle		dorsālēs	dorsālia
genitive	dorsālis	dorsālis		dorsālium	dorsālium
dative	dorsālī	dorsālī		dorsālibus	dorsālibus
accusative	dorsālem	dorsāle		dorsālēs	dorsālia
ablative	dorsālī	dorsālī		dorsālibus	dorsālibus
vocative	dorsālis	dorsāle		dorsālēs	dorsālia

Antonyms

• (of the back): ventrālis

Related terms

• dorsualia
• dorsum

Descendants

• English: dorsal
• Italian: dorsale