dorsal

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English

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Etymology

From Late Middle English dorsal/dorsale, borrowing from Medieval Latin dorsālis (“of or relating to the back”), from dorsum (“the back”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to dorsum +‎ -al.

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Adjective

dorsal (comparative more dorsal, superlative most dorsal)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
    1. (anatomy) Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
    2. (linguistics, of a sound) Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.
      Coordinate terms: coronal, labial, laryngeal, radical
  2. (of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
  3. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.
  4. (botany) Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

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Noun

Dorsal at the Church of England parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire.

dorsal (plural dorsals)

  1. (art) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.
  2. (zootomy, in snakes) Any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.
  3. (linguistics) A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

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Etymology

From dors +‎ -al.

Adjective

dorsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dorsals)

  1. rear
  2. (anatomy, linguistics) dorsal

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Noun

dorsal m (plural dorsals)

  1. backplate (of a cuirass)
  2. (zoology) shell, elytron
  3. (sports) number

Noun

dorsal f (plural dorsals)

  1. (meteorology) ridge
    Antonym: tàlveg
  2. (geomorphology) ridge (on the ocean floor)

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French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin dorsum with adjective-forming suffix -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dorsal (feminine dorsale, masculine plural dorsaux, feminine plural dorsales)

  1. dorsal

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Descendants

  • → Dutch: dorsaal

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

dorsal (strong nominative masculine singular dorsaler, not comparable)

  1. dorsal

Declension

Positive forms of dorsal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist dorsal sie ist dorsal es ist dorsal sie sind dorsal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative dorsaler dorsale dorsales dorsale
genitive dorsalen dorsaler dorsalen dorsaler
dative dorsalem dorsaler dorsalem dorsalen
accusative dorsalen dorsale dorsales dorsale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der dorsale die dorsale das dorsale die dorsalen
genitive des dorsalen der dorsalen des dorsalen der dorsalen
dative dem dorsalen der dorsalen dem dorsalen den dorsalen
accusative den dorsalen die dorsale das dorsale die dorsalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein dorsaler eine dorsale ein dorsales (keine) dorsalen
genitive eines dorsalen einer dorsalen eines dorsalen (keiner) dorsalen
dative einem dorsalen einer dorsalen einem dorsalen (keinen) dorsalen
accusative einen dorsalen eine dorsale ein dorsales (keine) dorsalen

Interlingua

Adjective

dorsal (not comparable)

  1. dorsal

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: dor‧sal

Adjective

dorsal m or f (plural dorsais, not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) dorsal (of the back)
  2. (anatomy) dorsal (of the top surface of a hand or foot)

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Noun

dorsal f (plural dorsais)

  1. (geology) ridge
    Synonym: dorsal oceânica
  2. (linguistics) dorsal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dorsal.

Adjective

dorsal m or n (feminine singular dorsală, masculine plural dorsali, feminine and neuter plural dorsale)

  1. dorsal

Declension

Declension of dorsal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite dorsal dorsală dorsali dorsale
definite dorsalul dorsala dorsalii dorsalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite dorsal dorsale dorsali dorsale
definite dorsalului dorsalei dorsalilor dorsalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dorsālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doɾˈsal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: dor‧sal

Adjective

dorsal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dorsales)

  1. (anatomy) dorsal

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Noun

dorsal m (plural dorsales)

  1. ridge

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Further reading

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