dorsalis

Latin

Alternative forms
  • dorsuālis

Etymology

From dorsum (“the back”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /dorˈsaː.lis/, [d̪ɔrˈs̠äːlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dorˈsa.lis/, [d̪orˈsäːlis]

Adjective

dorsālis (neuter dorsāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)

  1. dorsal; of or pertaining to the back
    Antonym: ventrālis

Inflection

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative dorsālis dorsāle dorsālēs dorsālia
Genitive dorsālis dorsālium
Dative dorsālī dorsālibus
Accusative dorsālem dorsāle dorsālēs
dorsālīs		 dorsālia
Ablative dorsālī dorsālibus
Vocative dorsālis dorsāle dorsālēs dorsālia

Derived terms
  • dorsuālia

Descendants
Descendants of dorsalis in other languages
  • → Catalan: dorsal
  • → English: dorsal
  • → French: dorsal
  • → German: dorsal
  • → Italian: dorsale
  • → Portuguese: dorsal
  • → Spanish: dorsal

References
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