dorso

See also: Dorso and dorso-

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdorso/

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• Hyphenation: dor‧so
• Rhymes: -orso

Noun

dorso (accusative singular dorson, plural dorsoj, accusative plural dorsojn)

1. back (of body, hand, book, etc)

Derived terms

• dorsoflanko (“backside”)
• dorsosako (“backpack”)
• mandorso (“back of the hand; backhand”)
• montodorso (“mountain ridge”)

 

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdorso/

Noun

dorso (plural dorsi)

1. back (of body, hand, book, etc.)

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dorsum; doublet of the inherited dosso.

Noun

dorso m (plural dorsi)

1. back (of body, hand, book, etc.)
2. ridge, shoulder
3. (swimming) backstroke

Derived terms

• addosso
• dorsale
• dorsalgia
• dorsista
• dorsoventrale
• mostrare il dorso (“run away”)
• piega il dorso (“to obey or give in”)

 

Anagrams

• sordo

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) dorsō

1. dative singular of dorsum
2. ablative singular of dorsum

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dorsum. Displaced the inherited dosso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾ.su/
• Hyphenation: dor‧so

Noun

dorso m (plural dorsos)

1. back (the reverse side)

   Synonym: traseira

2. spine (bound edge of a book)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dorsum. Cf. also Dueso, which was inherited and found in place-names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɾso/ [ˈd̪oɾ.so]

Noun

dorso m (plural dorsos)

1. (anatomy) back

   Synonym: espalda

2. backstroke
3. back

   Synonym: estilo espalda