adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
dorsālis
dorsālis (neuter dorsāle)
Classical[dɔrˈsaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[dorˈsaː.lis]
Meaning
- Medieval Latintwo terminationdorsal; of or pertaining to the back
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dorsālis | dorsālis | dorsāle |
| genitive | dorsālis | dorsālis | dorsālis |
| dative | dorsālī | dorsālī | dorsālī |
| accusative | dorsālem | dorsālem | dorsāle |
| ablative | dorsālī | dorsālī | dorsālī |
| vocative | dorsālis | dorsālis | dorsāle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dorsālēs | dorsālēs | dorsālia |
| genitive | dorsālium | dorsālium | dorsālium |
| dative | dorsālibus | dorsālibus | dorsālibus |
| accusative | dorsālīs dorsālēs | dorsālīs dorsālēs | dorsālia |
| ablative | dorsālibus | dorsālibus | dorsālibus |
| vocative | dorsālēs | dorsālēs | dorsālia |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin dorsālis From dorsum (“the back”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Descendants
- Italiandossale
- Italiandorsale
- Catalandorsal
- Englishdorsal
- Frenchdorsal
- Germandorsal
- Portuguesedorsal
- Romaniandorsal
- Spanishdorsal