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dorsalis

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
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

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