dorsum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.3 References 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Antonyms 2.1.3 Derived terms 2.1.4 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin

[edit] Noun

dorsum (plural dorsa)

1. (geology) ridge on a hill; Used by planetary geologists to refer to ridge on the surfaces of planet and moon.
2. The back or dorsal region on an animal.

[edit] Related terms

• dorsal

[edit] References

• dorsum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

dorsum (genitive dorsī); n, second declension

1. back, part of the body between the neck and buttocks
2. (figuratively) ridge, summit

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	dorsum	dorsa
genitive	dorsī	dorsōrum
dative	dorsō	dorsīs
accusative	dorsum	dorsa
ablative	dorsō	dorsīs
vocative	dorsum	dorsa

[edit] Antonyms

• ventrum

[edit] Derived terms

• dorsālis
• dorsualia

[edit] Descendants

• French: dos
• Italian: dorso
• Portuguese: dorso
• Romansch: dies
• Spanish: dorso